Biology:Micropterix gaudiella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. gaudiella
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| Micropterix gaudiella Zeller & Huemer, 2015
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Micropterix gaudiella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zeller and Huemer in 2015.[1] It occurs in Italy.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin gaudium (meaning fun, pleasure, happiness).[2] The genus name Micropterix is derived from Greek mikros (little) and pterux (wing).[3]
Distribution and behaviour
The species is known only from the mountain Pizzo Arera in the southern Orobic Alps in Lombardy, Italy, at an elevation of approximately 1,600 meters on south-facing exposed limestone slopes.[2] Adults feed on pollen of Rosa spp. and Helianthemum spp., and have been recorded on wing during late June and early–mid July.[2]
Description
Immature stages
The immature stages of Micropterix gaudiella have not yet been described.[2]
Adults
The blueish forewings are strongly marked with three broad bronze-golden bands at 1/4th, 1/2nd and 3/4th of the wing. The first of these is trapeziform; the second is straight and inwardly oblique; and the final band is inwardly convex and variable in shape. The forewing's fringe is bronzy golden, and bluish violet at the base. The hindwings are bronzy golden, with a purplish tinge at the apex. The fringe is bronzy golden.[2]
With a forewing length of 3.5–3.9 mm, male specimens of Micropterix gaudiella are smaller than their female counterparts (4–4.4 mm forewing length).[2]
References
- ↑ "ZooBank.org". https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/4AA658ED-DED7-46A7-908E-231CBC52A8A7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Zeller, Hans Christof; Huemer, Peter (22 October 2015). "A new species of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from the Orobian Alps (Italy) (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)" (in en). Nota Lepidopterologica 38 (2): 133–146. doi:10.3897/nl.38.5058. ISSN 2367-5365. https://nl.pensoft.net/article/5058/. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ Smith, Frank. "Microlepidoptera (Micro-Moths)". https://cisfbr.org.uk/MICRO%20DEMO%201.pdf. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q22107912 entry
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