| Micropterix uxoria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. uxoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix uxoria Walsingham, 1919 | |
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Micropterix uxoria is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1919 [1] and is endemic to Sicily. [2]
Micropterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths, in the insect order lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae. The name was raised by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1825 and comes from the Greek for mikros, little and pterux, a wing. The moths are distributed across Europe, south to North Africa and east as far as Japan.
Dichomeris is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Micropterix allionella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.
Micropterix jacobella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1901. It is known from Morocco and Tunisia and is probably also present in Algeria.
Micropterix abchasiae is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Aleksei Zagulyaev in 1983. It is only found in Abkhazia in Georgia.
Micropterix completella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, first described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. It is endemic to Italy and is known only from Sardinia.
Micropterix corcyrella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1919. It is found in Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece.
Micropterix croatica is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984. It is known from Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.
Micropterix cyaneochrysa is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1907, and is known from Algeria.
Micropterix emiliensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Viette in 1950, and is endemic to Italy.
Micropterix erctella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1919. It is endemic to Sicily.
Micropterix garganoensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath in 1960. It is known from Italy. (Gargano)
Micropterix granatensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1981. It is known from the Iberian Peninsula.
Micropterix ibericella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920. It is known from the Iberian Peninsula.
Micropterix myrtetella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1850. It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Ukraine.
Micropterix imperfectella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1859. It is known from Spain.
Micropterix italica is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath in 1981. It is known from Italy.
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 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.
Anacampsinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
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