Micropterix corcyrella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1919.[1] It is found in Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece.[2]
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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. corcyrella
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix corcyrella Walsingham, 1919
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The wingspan is about 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in).
Subspecies
edit- Micropterix corcyrella corcyrella Walsingham, 1919 (Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia)
- Micropterix corcyrella cephaloniensis Kurz, Kurz & Zeller, 2004 (Kefallinia)
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix corcyrella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Micropterix corcyrella Walsingham, 1919". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
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