Micropterix rablensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micropterigidae |
Genus: | Micropterix |
Species: | M. rablensis |
Binomial name | |
Micropterix rablensis Zeller, 1868 |
Micropterix rablensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zeller in 1868.[1] It is probably restricted to Carinthia in Austria and to the adjacent areas of Styria in Austria and Italy and potentially of Slovenia.
Adults have been found at outskirts of forest with tall herbaceous vegetation and bushes, congregating on Aruncus dioicus.[2]
The forewing length is 3–3.4 mm for males and 3.25–3.8 mm for females.