Palaeomicroides obscurella
Palaeomicroides obscurella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan.[2][3] Adults have been collected in July at about 1,400 m (4,600 ft) above sea level in central Taiwan.[4]
| Palaeomicroides obscurella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Palaeomicroides |
| Species: | P. obscurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeomicroides obscurella Issiki, 1931 | |
The length of the forewings is 4.3 mm for males and 4.7–4.9 mm for females.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palaeomicroides obscurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- Yen, Shen-Horn. "Palaeomicroides obscurella Issiki, 1931". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- Savela, Markku. "Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- Hashimoto, Satoshi (1996). "Description of a new species and redescriptions of two species of the genus Palaeomicroides (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) from Taiwan". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 47 (2): 93–99. doi:10.18984/lepid.47.2_93.
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