- Micropterix tuscaniensis
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Micropterix tuscaniensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Micropterigidae Genus: Micropterix Species: M. tuscaniensis Binomial name Micropterix tuscaniensis
Heath, 1960Micropterix tuscaniensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath in 1960. It is only known from Italy, where it has been found in the provinces of Tuscany, Calabria, Puglia and Basilicata. It is probably distributed throughout the whole of mainland Italy, except the Alps.[1]
Adults have been found at the edge of dense shrub- and woodland at rocky slopes in full sunshine. There, the adults rest underneath the leaves of beech, where they were crawling and probably feeding on pollen, gathered on the surface of the young, somewhat sticky leaves. Adults are on the wing from late April to early July, depending on the altitude.
The length of the forewings is 3.4-4.3 mm for males and 3.7-4.7 mm for females.
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