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Micropterix fenestrellensis

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Micropterix fenestrellensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. fenestrellensis
Binomial name
Micropterix fenestrellensis
Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984 [1]

Micropterix fenestrellensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath and T. Kaltenbach in 1984.[2] It is known from Italy.[3]

The length of the forewings is 3.3 millimetres (0.13 in) for males and 3–3.2 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in) for females.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Heath, J. & Kaltenbach, Th. 1984. New species of Micropterix Hübner (Lepidoptera; Zeugloptera: Micropterigidae) from Italy and Yugoslavia. Entomological Gazette, 35: 21 - 23
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix fenestrellensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Micropterix fenestrellensis Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). pp. 235–298.