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 Edit this 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 4.7โ€“4.9 mm for females.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palaeomicroides obscurellaโ€‹". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. Yen, Shen-Horn. "Palaeomicroides obscurella Issiki, 1931". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. 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): 93โ€“99. doi:10.18984/lepid.47.2_93.


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