Micropterix tunbergella
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| Micropterix tunbergella, Loggerheads, North Wales | |
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| Species: | M. tunbergella
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| Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)
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Micropterix tunbergella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Slovenia.[1]
The wingspan is 8–11 millimetres (0.31–0.43 in).[2] The fore wing is reddish-purple with indistinct dull golden markings present in apical third of forewing.The head is golden-yellow.[3] Adults are on wing from May to June and fly during the day.
The larval food plant is unknown, but the adults feed on the pollen of various flowering plants,[4] including Quercus, Acer pseudoplatanus and Crataegus species.
References
- ^ a b "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Micropterix tunbergella". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ Whitebread, S. (1992): The Micropterigidae of Switzerland, with a key to their identification (Lepidoptera); Nota lepid. Supplement No. 4, p. 129 - 143 pdf at Zobodat
- ^ "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
External links
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