Micropterix jacobella

Micropterix jacobella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1901.[1] It is known from Morocco and Tunisia and is probably also present in Algeria.

Micropterix jacobella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. jacobella
Binomial name
Micropterix jacobella

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix jacobella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. Naturkundliches Informationssystem


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