Paramartyria semifasciella
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Paramartyria semifasciella is a species of moth
belonging to the family Micropterigidae
. It was described by Issiki in 1931. It is known from Japan
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The length of the forewings is 4.1-4.8 mm for males and 4.4-4.8 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 Issiki in 1931. It is known from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The length of the forewings is 4.1-4.8 mm for males and 4.4-4.8 mm for females.