| Hypomartyria micropteroides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Hypomartyria |
| Species: | H. micropteroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypomartyria micropteroides Kristensen & Nielsen, 1982 | |
Hypomartyria micropteroides is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Kristensen & Nielsen in 1982. It is known from the Osorno province in Chile. [1]
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Sabatinca is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae. Palaeomicra and Micropardalis were both established as subgenera of Sabatinca, but were both raised to generic level by Joël Minet in 1985. However in 2014 both these genera, Palaeomicra and Micropardalis, were recognised by George Gibbs as synonyms of Sabathica. Extinct species in this genus are known from the Cretaceous Burmese amber.
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Agrionympha fuscoapicella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Hogsback in the Eastern Cape. It occurs in tall dense rainforest, under the canopy but in light wells and margins where forest floor is damp and periphyton present.
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