Micropterix tunbergella
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Micropterix tunbergella | |
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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] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Micropterix tunbergella". UK Moths. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
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