Micropterix schaefferi

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Micropterix schaefferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. schaefferi
Binomial name
Micropterix schaefferi
Heath, 1975
Synonyms[1]
  • Micropteryx anderschella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Micropterix schaefferi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Heath in 1975.[2] Male Micropterix schaefferi have a wingspan of 3.8–5.1 millimetres (0.15–0.20 in), while females have a wingspan of 4.7–5.8 millimetres (0.19–0.23 in). It is known from France, Corsica, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Poland.[1] Moths in this species inhabit woodlands with many beech and coniferous trees, and are also known to inhabit moist ravine forests and dry pine forests.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Micropterix schaefferi Heath, 1975". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013. 
  2. Micropterix schaefferi at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index.
  3. "Micropterix schaefferi Heath, 1975". NKIS. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 


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