- Micropterix anglica
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Micropterix anglica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Micropterigidae Genus: Micropterix Species: †M. anglica Binomial name Micropterix anglica
Jarzembowski, 1980Micropterix anglica is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Jarzembowski in 1980.[1]
Fossil remains, dated to the Oligocene, have been found on the Isle of Wight. The single known specimen consists of the greater part of a forewing, original length estimated at about 4 mm. The veins are mostly dark brown with intervening membrane light brown.[2]
References
- ^ Micropterix anglica at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index.
- ^ Micropterix anglica at Leptree
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