Micropterix carthaginiensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, native to Tunisia. It was described by John Heath in 1986.[1] It is found in the marshland on the southern shore of Lake Ichkeul and at Jebel Boukornine, its type locality.[2]
| Micropterix carthaginiensis | |
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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. carthaginiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix carthaginiensis Heath, 1986
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix carthaginiensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Micropterix carthaginiensis Heath, 1986". nkis.info. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018.
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