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Micropterix montanella

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Micropterix montanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. montanella
Binomial name
Micropterix montanella
(Zagulajev, 1983)

Micropterix montanella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zagulajev in 1983.[1] It is known from Abkhazia, Georgia, including Adjara and along the Caucasian coast of the Black Sea.[2]

The wingspan is 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in) for males and 8.8–9.8 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in) for females.

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 montanella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Micropterix montanella Zagulajev, 1983". NKIS. Retrieved December 9, 2010.