Micropterix erctella

Micropterix erctella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1919.[1] It is endemic to Sicily.[2]

Micropterix erctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. erctella
Binomial name
Micropterix erctella
Synonyms
  • Micropteryx erctella Walsingham, 1919 (misspelling)

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in) for males and 6 millimetres (0.24 in) for females.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix erctella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. "Micropterix erctella Walsingham, 1919". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.


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