Micropterix hyrcana

Micropterix hyrcana is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zagulajev in 1993. It is only known from Hyrcanian woods along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan to the Iranian province Golestan.[1]

Micropterix hyrcana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. hyrcana
Binomial name
Micropterix hyrcana
(Zagulajev, 1993)

The habitat consists of edges of deciduous forests. Adults have been caught in June.

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