Biology:Micropterix myrtetella

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Short description: Species of moth

Micropterix myrtetella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. myrtetella
Binomial name
Micropterix myrtetella
Zeller, 1850

Micropterix myrtetella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1850.[1] It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Ukraine .[2][3]

The length of the forewings is 2.2–2.8 millimetres (0.087–0.110 in) for males and 2.7–3 millimetres (0.11–0.12 in) for females.

Subspecies

  • Micropterix myrtetella myrtetella
  • Micropterix myrtetella idae Rebel, 1902 (Greece)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3814422 entry