Micropterix zangheriella

Micropterix zangheriella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. zangheriella
Binomial name
Micropterix zangheriella
Heath, 1963

Micropterix zangheriella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1963.[1] It is only known from the northern Apennines and has been found only in the Emilia-Romagna so far.[2]

The habitat consists of clearings and edges of beech- and mixed beech-forests with well structured underwoods.

The length of the forewings is 3,85 mm for males and 4,3–5 mm for females.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix zangheriella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ nkis.info


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