| Micropterix vulturensis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. vulturensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix vulturensis
Heath, 1981
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Micropterix vulturensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1981. [1] It is widely distributed in the central and southern Apennines. [2]
At lower altitudes, it inhabits open, dry and somewhat rocky beech-mixed forest. Here, adults fly on sunny clearings, between thickets of bramble ( Rubus species) and on grassy areas around bushes of juniper ( Juniperus species). In the mountains, it has been found up to 2000 meters, where they swarm around blossoming bog pine ( Pinus mugo) in full sunshine, often also in small groups. They frequently sit on the male flowers, where they feed on the pollen.
The length of the forewings is 3.5-4.2 mm for males and 4.2–5 mm for females.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix vulturensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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| Micropterix vulturensis | |
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. vulturensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix vulturensis
Heath, 1981
| |
Micropterix vulturensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1981. [1] It is widely distributed in the central and southern Apennines. [2]
At lower altitudes, it inhabits open, dry and somewhat rocky beech-mixed forest. Here, adults fly on sunny clearings, between thickets of bramble ( Rubus species) and on grassy areas around bushes of juniper ( Juniperus species). In the mountains, it has been found up to 2000 meters, where they swarm around blossoming bog pine ( Pinus mugo) in full sunshine, often also in small groups. They frequently sit on the male flowers, where they feed on the pollen.
The length of the forewings is 3.5-4.2 mm for males and 4.2–5 mm for females.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix vulturensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ nkis.info
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| This article on a moth of the family Micropterigidae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |