Micropterix amsella

Micropterix amsella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. amsella
Binomial name
	Micropterix amsella; Heath, 1975

Last updated November 12, 2025

Micropterix amsella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, first described by John Heath in 1975 and is endemic to Croatia.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in).

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix amsella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
↑ "Micropterix amsella Heath, 1975". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix amsella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

[2] "Micropterix amsella Heath, 1975". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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