Biology:Micropterix hyrcana

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Short description: Species of moth

Micropterix hyrcana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. hyrcana
Binomial name
Micropterix hyrcana
(Zagulajev, 1993)

Micropterix hyrcana is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zagulajev in 1993. It is only known from Hyrcanian woods along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan to the Iranian province Golestan.[1]

The habitat consists of edges of deciduous forests. Adults have been caught in June.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3814450 entry