Micropterix paykullella

Micropterix paykullella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is distributed locally across the whole Alps, occurring in France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.

Micropterix paykullella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Micropterigidae
Genus:
Micropterix
Species:
M. paykullella
Binomial name
Micropterix paykullella
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Alucita paykullella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea anderschella Hübner, 1813
  • Micropterix paykulella f. rosarum Müller-Rutz, 1927
  • Micropterix anderschella (Hübner, 1813)

The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and fly during the day.[2]

Adults have been found above the timberline (2,200 meters) feeding on pollen of Helianthemum species. They have also been observed swarming around dwarf shrubs in clearings and on the outskirts of forests at lower montane levels.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix paykullella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. Microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)


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