Micropterix rablensis
Micropterix rablensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, which was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1868.[1] It is probably restricted to Carinthia in Austria and to the adjacent areas of Styria in Austria and Italy and potentially of Slovenia. Its Croatian, Romanian and French existence is doubtful.[2]
| Micropterix rablensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. rablensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix rablensis Zeller, 1868 | |
Adults have been found at outskirts of forest with tall herbaceous vegetation and bushes, congregating on goat's beard (Aruncus dioicus).[3]
The forewing length is 3–3.4 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in) for males and 3.25–3.8 millimetres (0.128–0.150 in) for females.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix rablensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "Micropterix rablensis Zeller, 1868". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- H. Christof Zeller-Lukaqshort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). pp. 235–298.
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