Micropterix tunbergella

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Micropterix tunbergella
Micropterix tunbergella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. tunbergella
Binomial name
Micropterix tunbergella
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tinea tunbergella Fabricius, 1787
  • Tinea helwigella Hübner, 1805
  • Tinea rubrifasciella Haworth, 1828
  • Micropteryx depictella Herrich-Schäffer, 1851

Micropterix tunbergella is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Slovenia.[1]

The wingspan is 8–11 millimetres (0.31–0.43 in).[2] Adults are on wing from May to June and fly during the day.

The larval foodplant is unknown, but the adults feed on the pollen of various flowering plants,[3] including Quercus, Acer pseudoplatanus and Crataegus species.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013. 
  2. "Micropterix tunbergella". UK Moths. Retrieved December 6, 2010. 
  3. "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved December 6, 2010. 


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