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Palaeomicroides obscurella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Palaeomicroides
Species:	P. obscurella
Binomial name
Palaeomicroides obscurella Issiki, 1931

Palaeomicroides obscurella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is endemic to Taiwan. Adults have been collected in July at about 1,400 m (4,600 ft) above sea level in central Taiwan.

The length of the forewings is 4.3 mm for males and 4.7–4.9 mm for females.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Palaeomicroides obscurella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
2. ^ Yen, Shen-Horn. "Palaeomicroides obscurella Issiki, 1931". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. ^ Hashimoto, Satoshi (1996). "Description of a new species and redescriptions of two species of the genus Palaeomicroides (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) from Taiwan". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 47 (2): 93–99. doi:10.18984/lepid.47.2_93.

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