Micropterix aureopennella

Micropterix aureopennella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1986, and is known from Algeria.[1]

Micropterix aureopennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. aureopennella
Binomial name
Micropterix aureopennella
Heath, 1986

The wingspan is about 74 millimetres (2.9 in).[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix aureopennella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. "Naturkundliches Informationssystem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-07.


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