Micropterix allionella

Micropterix allionella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1]

Micropterix allionella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. allionella
Binomial name
Micropterix allionella
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Tinea allionella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea tricinctella Costa, 1836

Distribution

This species is present in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and former Yugoslavia.[2]

Habitat

These moths live in clearings and in the outskirts of forests. They usually fly in tall herbaceous vegetation.

Description

The length of the forewings is 3.6–4.5 millimetres (0.14–0.18 in) for males and 4.7–4.8 millimetres (0.19–0.19 in) for females. Head is black brown, with hairy-like yellow scales. Forewings are purplish violet with broad transversal golden fasciae, an outer golden margin and a small costal golden spot. This species is very similar to Micropterix rothenbachii, that have broader golden fasciae.[3][4][5]

Bibliography
  • Fabricius, J. C. (1794): Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus 3 (2): 1-349. Hafniae (C. G. Proft, Fil. et Soc.).

References
  1. BioLib.cz
  2. "Micropterix allionella (Fabricius, 1794)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. Lepiforum.de
  4. H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). 30 (2): 235–298. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Naturkundliches Informationsystem


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