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Micropterix berytella

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Micropterix berytella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. berytella
Binomial name
Micropterix berytella

Micropterix berytella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, which is endemic to Israel. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1886.[1]

Adults are important pollinators of Persian cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix berytella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Info on Life cycle" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21.