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Micropterix corcyrella

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Micropterix corcyrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. corcyrella
Binomial name
Micropterix corcyrella
Synonyms
  • Micropterix jeanneli Viette, 1949

Micropterix corcyrella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1919.[1] It is found in Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece.[2]

The wingspan is about 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in).

Subspecies

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  • Micropterix corcyrella corcyrella Walsingham, 1919 (Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia)
  • Micropterix corcyrella cephaloniensis Kurz, Kurz & Zeller, 2004 (Kefallinia)

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix corcyrella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Micropterix corcyrella Walsingham, 1919". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
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