Micropterix aureopennella

Micropterix aureopennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. aureopennella
Binomial name
	Micropterix aureopennella; Heath, 1986

Last updated November 12, 2025

Micropterix aureopennella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1986, and is known from Algeria.^[1]

The wingspan is about 74 millimetres (2.9 in).^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix aureopennella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
↑ "Naturkundliches Informationssystem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

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

[2] "Naturkundliches Informationssystem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

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