Micropterix zangheriella
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Micropterix zangheriella is a species of moth
belonging to the family Micropterigidae
. It was described by Heath in 1963. It is only known from the northern Apennines and has been found only in the Emilia Romagna so far.
The habitat consists of clearings and edges of beech- and mixed beech-forests with well structed underwoods.
The length of the forewings is 3,85 mm for males and 4,3-5 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 Heath in 1963. It is only known from the northern Apennines and has been found only in the Emilia Romagna so far.
The habitat consists of clearings and edges of beech- and mixed beech-forests with well structed underwoods.
The length of the forewings is 3,85 mm for males and 4,3-5 mm for females.