Issikiomartyria bisegmentata

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Issikiomartyria bisegmentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Issikiomartyria
Species:I. bisegmentata
Binomial name
Issikiomartyria bisegmentata
Hashimoto, 2006

Issikiomartyria bisegmentata is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Hashimoto in 2006 and is endemic to Japan.

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The length of the forewings is 4.6–5.3 millimetres (0.18–0.21 in) for males and 5.1–5.5 millimetres (0.20–0.22 in) for females. [1]

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