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Micropterix

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Micropterix
Micropterix aureatella (Scopoli, 1763)
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Micropterix

Hübner, 1825
Species

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Synonyms
  • Micropteryx Zeller, 1839
  • Eriocephala Curtis, 1839
  • Microptericina Zagulajev, 1983
  • Electrocrania Kuznezov, 1941

Micropterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the insect order Lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae that is distributed across Europe south to North Africa and east as far as Japan. It contains the species:

  • Micropterigidae at Fauna Europaea
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Edit this at Wikidata
  • Micropterix at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum Edit this at Wikidata
  • Data related to Micropterix at Wikispecies