Micropterix hyrcana
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Micropterix hyrcana is a species of moth
belonging to the family Micropterigidae
. It was described by Zagulajev
in 1993. It is only known from Hyrcanian woods along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea
from Azerbaijan
to the Iran
ian province Golestan
.
The habitat consists of edges of deciduous forests. Adults have been caught in June.
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 Zagulajev
Aleksei Konstantinovich Zagulajev
Aleksei Konstantinovich Zagulajev was a Russian entomologist.-References:...
in 1993. It is only known from Hyrcanian woods along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
from Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
to the Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian province Golestan
Golestan Province
Golestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan....
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The habitat consists of edges of deciduous forests. Adults have been caught in June.