| Micropterix rothenbachii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. rothenbachii |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix rothenbachii Frey, 1856 |
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Micropterix rothenbachii is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Frey in 1856.[1] It is known from Italy, Sicily, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia and Slovenia.
It inhabits light, dry and somewhat rocky, mixed beech forests, where it occurs in open places, mainly with natural cover such as brambles and grasses.[2]
The forewing length is 3.6–4.6 mm for males and 4.5–5 mm for females.