Micropterix allionella
| Micropterix allionella | |
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| Micropterix allionella, dorsal view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. allionella |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix allionella (Fabricius, 1794) | |
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Micropterix allionella is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. [1]
Distribution
This species is present in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and former Yugoslavia.[2]
Micropterix allionella, lateral view
Habitat
These moths live in clearings and in the outskirts of forests. They usually fly in tall herbaceous vegetation.
Description
The length of the forewings is 3.6–4.5 millimetres (0.14–0.18 in) for males and 4.7–4.8 millimetres (0.19–0.19 in) for females. Head is black-brown, with hairy-like yellow scales. Forewings are purplish violet with broad transversal golden fasciae, an outer golden margin and a small costal golden spot. This species is very similar to Micropterix rothenbachii, that have broader golden fasciae. [3][4][5]
Bibliography
- FABRICIUS, J. C. (1794): Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus 3 (2): 1-349. Hafniae (C. G. Proft, Fil. et Soc.).
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ "Micropterix allionella (Fabricius, 1794)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Lepiforum.de
- ↑ H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). 30 (2): 235–298.
- ↑ Naturkundliches Informationsystem
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