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Micropterix vulturensis

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Species of moth

Micropterix vulturensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. vulturensis
Binomial name
Micropterix vulturensis
Heath, 1981

Micropterix vulturensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1981. It is widely distributed in the central and southern Apennines.

The length of the forewings is 3.5-4.2 mm for males and 4.2–5 mm for females.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix vulturensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. nkis.info
Moths in genus Micropterix
Taxon identifiers
Micropterix vulturensis


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