Micropterix vulturensis is a species of moth

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 Heath in 1981. It is widely distributed in the central and southern Apennines.

At lower altitudes, it inhabits open, dry and somewhat rocky beech-mixed forest. Here, adults fly on sunny clearings, between thickets of Rubus

Rubus

Rubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of these plants have woody stems with prickles like roses; spines, bristles, and gland-tipped hairs are...

and on grassy areas around bushes of Juniperus. In the mountains, it has been found up to 2000 meters, where they swarm around blossoming Pinus mugo in full sunshine, often also in small groups. They frequently sit on the male flowers, where they feed on the pollen.

The length of the forewings is 3.5-4.2 mm for males and 4.2-5 mm for females.