Micropterix corcyrella

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]

Micropterix corcyrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. corcyrella
Binomial name
Micropterix corcyrella
Synonyms
  • Micropterix jeanneli Viette, 1949

The wingspan is about 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in).

Subspecies

  • Micropterix corcyrella corcyrella Walsingham, 1919 (Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia)
  • Micropterix corcyrella cephaloniensis Kurz, Kurz & Zeller, 2004 (Kefallinia)

References

  1. 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.
  2. "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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