Micropterix

Micropterix
Micropterix aureatella (Scopoli, 1763)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Hübner, 1825
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Micropteryx Zeller, 1839
  • Eriocephala Curtis, 1839
  • Microptericina Zagulajev, 1983
  • Electrocrania Kuznezov, 1941

Micropterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the insect order Lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae that is distributed across Europe south to North Africa and east as far as Japan. It contains the species:

  • Micropterigidae at Fauna Europaea
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Edit this at Wikidata
  • Micropterix at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum Edit this at Wikidata
  • Data related to Micropterix at Wikispecies


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