Micropterix rablensis

Micropterix rablensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Zeller in 1868.[1] It is probably restricted to Carinthia in Austria and to the adjacent areas of Styria in Austria and Italy and potentially of Slovenia. Its Croatian, Romanian and French existence is doubtful.[2]

Micropterix rablensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Micropterigidae
Genus:
Micropterix
Species:
M. rablensis
Binomial name
Micropterix rablensis
Zeller, 1868

Adults have been found at outskirts of forest with tall herbaceous vegetation and bushes, congregating on Aruncus dioicus.[3]

The forewing length is 3–3.4 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in) for males and 3.25–3.8 millimetres (0.128–0.150 in) for females.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix rablensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. "Micropterix rablensis Zeller, 1868". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. H. Christof Zeller-Lukaqshort; 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.


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