Micropterix fenestrellensis

Micropterix fenestrellensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. fenestrellensis
Binomial name
	Micropterix fenestrellensis; Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984

Last updated November 12, 2025

Micropterix fenestrellensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath and T. Kaltenbach in 1984.^[2] It is known from Italy.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 3.3 millimetres (0.13 in) for males and 3–3.2 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in) for females.^[4]

References

↑ Heath, J. & Kaltenbach, Th. 1984. New species of Micropterix Hübner (Lepidoptera; Zeugloptera: Micropterigidae) from Italy and Yugoslavia. Entomological Gazette , 35: 21 - 23
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix fenestrellensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
↑ "Micropterix fenestrellensis Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
↑ H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). pp. 235–298.

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[1] Heath, J. & Kaltenbach, Th. 1984. New species of Micropterix Hübner (Lepidoptera; Zeugloptera: Micropterigidae) from Italy and Yugoslavia. Entomological Gazette , 35: 21 - 23

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

[3] "Micropterix fenestrellensis Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[4] H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). pp. 235–298.

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