| Micropterix myrtetella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. myrtetella |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix myrtetella Zeller, 1850 |
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Micropterix myrtetella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1850.[1] It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Ukraine.[2]
It inhabits outskirts of medium canopy height to tall, dense mediterranean woody shrubland.[3]
The length of the forewings is 2.2–2.8 mm for males and 2.7–3 mm for females.