Micropterix aureoviridella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micropterigidae |
Genus: | Micropterix |
Species: | M. aureoviridella
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Binomial name | |
Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)
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Micropterix aureoviridella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae found in Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It was first described by Gabriel Höfner in 1898.[1]
The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.
The adults feed on some shrubs, including Pinus mugo.
References
[edit]- ^ "Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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