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Micropterix fenestrellensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. fenestrellensis
Binomial name
Micropterix fenestrellensis Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984

Micropterix fenestrellensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath and T. Kaltenbach in 1984. It is known from Italy.

The length of the forewings is 3.3 millimetres (0.13 in) for males and 3–3.2 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in) for females.

References

1. Heath, J. & Kaltenbach, Th. 1984. New species of Micropterix Hübner (Lepidoptera; Zeugloptera: Micropterigidae) from Italy and Yugoslavia. Entomological Gazette, 35: 21 - 23
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix fenestrellensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
3. "Micropterix fenestrellensis Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. 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). pp. 235–298.

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