Micropterix aureoviridella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae found in Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It was first described by Gabriel Höfner in 1898.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. aureoviridella
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| Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)
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The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.
The adults feed on some shrubs, including Pinus mugo.
References
edit- ^ "Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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