Micropterix myrtetella

Micropterix myrtetella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1850.[1] It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Ukraine.[2]

Micropterix myrtetella
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M. myrtetella
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Micropterix myrtetella
Zeller, 1850

It inhabits outskirts of medium canopy height to tall, dense mediterranean woody shrubland.[3]

The length of the forewings is 2.2–2.8 millimetres (0.087–0.110 in) for males and 2.7–3 millimetres (0.11–0.12 in) for females.

Subspecies

  • Micropterix myrtetella myrtetella
  • Micropterix myrtetella idae Rebel, 1902 (Greece)
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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix myrtetella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. "Micropterix myrtetella Zeller, 1850". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  3. A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)


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