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Micropterix trifasciella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. trifasciella
Binomial name
Micropterix trifasciella Heath, 1965

Micropterix trifasciella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae and was described by John Heath in 1965. It is recorded in the French and Italian Alps, and is known to inhabit herbaceous plants at an elevation range of 1,400–1,900 metres (4,600–6,200 ft). Male Micropterix trifasciella have a wingspan of 3.4–4.7 millimetres (0.13–0.19 in), while females have a wingspan of 4.2–4.8 millimetres (0.17–0.19 in).

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix trifasciella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
2. "Micropterix trifasciella Heath, 1965". NKIS. Retrieved December 14, 2010.

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