Micropterix aureoviridella

Micropterix aureoviridella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. aureoviridella
Binomial name
Micropterix aureoviridella
(Höfner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Eriocephala aureoviridella Höfner, 1898
  • Micropterix liogierella Réal, 1987

Micropterix aureoviridella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae found in Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It was first described by Gabriel Höfner in 1898.[1]

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.

The adults feed on some shrubs, including Pinus mugo.

References

  1. ^ "Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 December 2021.


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