Micropterix myrtetella

Micropterix myrtetella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1850.[1] It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Ukraine.[2][3]

Micropterix myrtetella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. myrtetella
Binomial name
Micropterix myrtetella
Zeller, 1850

The length of the forewings is 2.2–2.8 millimetres (0.087–0.110 in) for males and 2.7–3 millimetres (0.11–0.12 in) for females.

Subspecies

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  • Micropterix myrtetella myrtetella
  • Micropterix myrtetella idae Rebel, 1902 (Greece)

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix myrtetella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Micropterix myrtetella Zeller, 1850". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  3. ^ A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)