Micropterix renatae

Micropterix renatae
Micropterix renatae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. renatae
Binomial name
Micropterix renatae
Kurz, Kurz & Zeller, 1997

Micropterix renatae is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Kurz, Kurz & Zeller in 1997. It is known from the Ligurian Alps, as well as the northern Apennine Mountains (the provinces of Liguria, Tuscany and Emilia Romagna).[1]

The habitat consists of edges of dense, deciduous shrubland and tall herb vegetation.

The length of the forewings is 2.7–3.2 mm for males and 3.3–3.8 mm for females.

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