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

References

  1. 1 2 "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Micropterix tunbergella". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved 6 December 2010.


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