| Micropterix abchasiae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. abchasiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix abchasiae Zagulajev, 1983 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Micropterix abchasiae is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Aleksei Zagulyaev in 1983. [2] It is only found in Abkhazia in Georgia.
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. The name comes from the Greek for mikros, little and pterux, a wing.
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. The most southern occurrence is eastern Tyrol in Austria.
Micropterix agenjoi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Pierre Viette in 1949.
Micropterix anglica is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Jarzembowski in 1980.
Micropterix carthaginiensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, native to Tunisia. It was described by John Heath in 1986. It is found in the marshland on the southern shore of Lake Ichkeul and at Jebel Boukornine, its type locality.
Micropterix completella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. It is known from Sardinia.
Micropterix eatoniella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath in 1986. It is only known from the type locality Annaba in Algeria.
Micropterix erctella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1919. It is endemic to Sicily.
Micropterix facetella is a species of moth belonging to the family —Micropterigidae that was described by Zeller in 1851. Micropterix facetella has a 4 male facetalla to 1 female facetalla ratio and during the mating season female facetella are said to visit a flower, only to eat, and the male facetella are there for the purpose to mate. For the common ratio, the male facetella goes to a near by location that another male facetella was already there as a pursuit of competition. A competition on who will get the female first. That is why there is 4 males facetalla for every 1 female facetella. It is known from Croatia and Slovenia.
Micropterix fenestrellensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath and T. Kaltenbach in 1984. It is known from Italy.
Micropterix hartigi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Heath in 1981, and is endemic to Italy.
Micropterix montanella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zagulajev in 1983. It is known from Abkhazia, Georgia, including Adjara and along the Caucasian coast of the Black Sea.
Micropterix montosiella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zagulajev in 1983.
Micropterix trifasciella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by John Heath in 1965. It is known from the French and Italian Alps, and is known to inhabit herbaceous plants at an elevation range of 1,400–1,900 metres (4,600–6,200 ft). Male Micropterix trifasciella have a wingspan of 3.4–4.7 millimetres (0.13–0.19 in), while females have a wingspan of 4.2–4.8 millimetres (0.17–0.19 in).
Micropterix schaefferi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by John Heath in 1975. Male Micropterix schaefferi have a wingspan of 3.8–5.1 millimetres (0.15–0.20 in), while females have a wingspan of 4.7–5.8 millimetres (0.19–0.23 in). It is known from France, Corsica, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Poland. Moths in this species inhabit woodlands with many beech and coniferous trees, and are also known to inhabit moist ravine forests and dry pine forests.
Micropterix rablensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Zeller in 1868. 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.
Micropterix rothenbachii is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Heinrich Frey in 1856. It is known from Italy, Sicily, Austria, France, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia and Slovenia.
Micropterix zangheriella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath in 1963. It is only known from the northern Apennines and has been found only in the Emilia Romagna so far.
Micropterix tuscaniensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath in 1960. It is only known from central and southern Italy, where it has been found in the provinces of Tuscany, Calabria, Apulia and Basilicata. However, it is probably distributed throughout the whole of mainland Italy, except for the Alps.
Micropterix uxoria is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1919 and is endemic to Sicily.
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