Micropterix fenestrellensis

Micropterix fenestrellensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. fenestrellensis
Binomial name
Micropterix fenestrellensis Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984 [1]

Micropterix fenestrellensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath and T. Kaltenbach in 1984.^[2] It is known from Italy.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 3.3 millimetres (0.13 in) for males and 3–3.2 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in) for females.^[4]

References

1. Heath, J. & Kaltenbach, Th. 1984. New species of Micropterix Hübner (Lepidoptera; Zeugloptera: Micropterigidae) from Italy and Yugoslavia. Entomological Gazette, 35: 21 - 23
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix fenestrellensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
3. "Micropterix fenestrellensis Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). pp. 235–298.