Micropterix cassinella
Encyclopedia
Micropterix cassinella is a species of moth
belonging to the family Micropterigidae
. It was described by Kurz, M. A., M. E. Kurz & Zeller in 2010. It is only known from Italy
. To present, it is only known from the provinces of Lazio and Campagna in the central Apennines.
Adults are on wing from May to late July, depending on the altitude. Adults were found swarming around tall herbaceous vegetation and around flowers of Pistacia lentiscus.
The forewing length is 2.7-3.3 mm for males and 3-4 mm for females.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
belonging to the family Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera ....
. It was described by Kurz, M. A., M. E. Kurz & Zeller in 2010. It is only known from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. To present, it is only known from the provinces of Lazio and Campagna in the central Apennines.
Adults are on wing from May to late July, depending on the altitude. Adults were found swarming around tall herbaceous vegetation and around flowers of Pistacia lentiscus.
The forewing length is 2.7-3.3 mm for males and 3-4 mm for females.