Micropterix tuscaniensis

Micropterix tuscaniensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath in 1960.[1] It is only known from central and southern Italy, where it has been found in the provinces of Tuscany, Calabria, Apulia and Basilicata. However, it is probably distributed throughout the whole of mainland Italy, except for the Alps.[2]

Micropterix tuscaniensis
Micropterix tuscaniensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Micropterigidae
Genus:
Micropterix
Species:
M. tuscaniensis
Binomial name
Micropterix tuscaniensis
Heath, 1960

Adults have been found at the edge of dense shrub- and woodland at rocky slopes in full sunshine. There, the adults rest underneath the leaves of beech, where they were crawling and probably feeding on pollen, gathered on the surface of the young, somewhat sticky leaves. Adults are on the wing from late April to early July, depending on the altitude.

The length of the forewings is 3.4–4.3 millimetres (0.13–0.17 in) for males and 3.7–4.7 millimetres (0.15–0.19 in) for females.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix tuscaniensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. "Micropterix tuscaniensis Heath, 1960". NKIS. Retrieved December 14, 2010.


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