Biology:Micropterix jabalmoussae

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Short description: Species of moth

Micropterix jabalmoussae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. jabalmoussae
Binomial name
Micropterix jabalmoussae
Zeller, Kullberg & Kurz, 2016[1]

Micropterix jabalmoussae is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon, after which the species is named.[2]

Appearance

Adults have a wing span of 3.5–3.6 mm. The ground colour of both fore- and hindwings is gold-bronze. Apically, forewings and hindwings have a purplish hue. The hindwings are not further marked, while the forewings have several silvery-white markings: two narrow bands across the wing's full width (at respectively 1/4th and 1/2nd of the wing's length), as well as an oval to rectangular spot at 3/4th.[2]

References

  1. "Micropterix jabalmoussae Zeller, Kullberg & Kurz, 2016". http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/AEE90EBE-86C8-4243-816A-D2F6291DA492. Retrieved 4 December 2016. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Zeller, Hans Christof; Kullberg, Jaakko; Kurz, Michael Alexander (8 January 2016). "A new species of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from Lebanon (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae)" (in en). Nota Lepidopterologica 39 (2): 101–107. doi:10.3897/nl.39.5148. ISSN 2367-5365. https://nl.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=5148. Retrieved 4 December 2016. 

Wikidata ☰ Q27989987 entry