Micropterix kardamylensis

Micropterix kardamylensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. kardamylensis
Binomial name
Micropterix kardamylensis
Rebel, 1903

Micropterix kardamylensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Hans Rebel in 1903.[1] It is found in the southern Peloponnese in Greece. There are also records from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria, but these might be Micropterix tunbergella instead.[2]

The wingspan is 6.25-6.75 mm for males and 6.7-9.5 mm for females.

It was found on Pistacia lentiscus.

References

  1. Micropterix kardamylensis at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index.
  2. Species info


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