Micropterix erctella

Micropterix erctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. erctella
Binomial name
	Micropterix erctella; Walsingham, 1919
Synonyms
	Micropteryx erctellaWalsingham, 1919 (misspelling);

Last updated November 19, 2025

Micropterix erctella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1919.^[1] It is endemic to Sicily.^[2]

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in) for males and 6 millimetres (0.24 in) for females.

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix erctella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
↑ "Micropterix erctella Walsingham, 1919". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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

[2] "Micropterix erctella Walsingham, 1919". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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