Biology:Micropterix schaefferi
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Short description: Species of moth
| Micropterix schaefferi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. schaefferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix schaefferi Heath, 1975
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Micropterix schaefferi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by John Heath in 1975.[2] Male Micropterix schaefferi have a wingspan of 3.8–5.1 millimetres (0.15–0.20 in), while females have a wingspan of 4.7–5.8 millimetres (0.19–0.23 in). It is known from France , Corsica, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany , Switzerland , Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Denmark , and Poland .[1] Moths in this species inhabit woodlands with many beech and coniferous trees, and are also known to inhabit moist ravine forests and dry pine forests.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Micropterix schaefferi Heath, 1975". Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=431712. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Micropterix schaefferi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=137762. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Micropterix schaefferi Heath, 1975". NKIS. http://www.nkis.info/nkis/extaustaxonshow.cgi?uid=guest&tax=13&lang=e. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q3813788 entry
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