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Micropterix aureoviridella

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Micropterix aureoviridella
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M. aureoviridella
Binomial name
Micropterix aureoviridella
(Höfner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Eriocephala aureoviridella Höfner, 1898
  • Micropterix liogierella Réal, 1987

Micropterix aureoviridella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is found in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.[1]

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.

It prefers open and dry habitats on southwardly directed slopes, margins of light spruce forest with interspersed rocks, margins of forest and scrubs in mountainous areas, as well as in elfin woodland. It has also been found in sub-alpine dwarf scrub.

The adults feed on some shrubs, including Pinus mugo.

References

  1. ^ "Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.