Micropterix zangheriella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micropterigidae |
Genus: | Micropterix |
Species: | M. zangheriella
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Binomial name | |
Micropterix zangheriella Heath, 1963
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Micropterix zangheriella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1963.[1] It is only known from the northern Apennines and has been found only in the Emilia-Romagna so far.[2]
The habitat consists of clearings and edges of beech- and mixed beech-forests with well structured underwoods.
The length of the forewings is 3,85 mm for males and 4,3–5 mm for females.