Micropterix mansuetella
Micropterix mansuetella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micropterigidae |
Genus: | Micropterix |
Species: | M. mansuetella |
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Micropterix mansuetella | |
Micropterix mansuetella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is found primarily in freshwater wetlands and is distributed throughout northern, eastern, central and western Europe (including Great Britain and Ireland). The most southern occurrence is eastern Tyrol in Austria.
This is a small moth with a forewing length of 3.4–3.9 millimetres (0.13–0.15 in) for males and 3.8–4.2 millimetres (0.15–0.17 in) for females. It is largely bronzy-gold in colour with some reddish and purple markings. Its most distinctive feature is the dark coloured tuft of hair on its head: in most other Micropterix species of the region this tuft is much paler. Like other members of the family, this species has functional jaws and it feeds as an adult on pollen grains, mainly from the flowers of Carex species. The larva and pupa are unknown.
References
- ↑ "Micropterix mansuetella Zeller, 1844". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix mansuetella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- Zeller-Lukashort, H. Christof; et al. (2007). "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). Nota Lepidopterologica. 30 (2): 235–298.
External links
- Micropterix mansuetella at UKmoths
- Lepiforum.de
- Micropterix mansuetella at Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
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