Micropterix allionella

Micropterix allionella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. allionella
Binomial name
	Micropterix allionella; (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
	Tinea allionella Fabricius, 1794; Tinea tricinctella Costa, 1836;

Micropterix allionella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.^[1]

Distribution[]

This species is present in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and former Yugoslavia.^[2]

Habitat[]

These moths live in clearings and in the outskirts of forests. They usually fly in tall herbaceous vegetation.

Description[]

The length of the forewings is 3.6–4.5 millimetres (0.14–0.18 in) for males and 4.7–4.8 millimetres (0.19–0.19 in) for females. Head is black brown, with hairy-like yellow scales. Forewings are purplish violet with broad transversal golden fasciae, an outer golden margin and a small costal golden spot. This species is very similar to Micropterix rothenbachii, that have broader golden fasciae.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Bibliography[]

Fabricius, J. C. (1794): Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus 3 (2): 1-349. Hafniae (C. G. Proft, Fil. et Soc.).

References[]

^ BioLib.cz
^ "Micropterix allionella (Fabricius, 1794)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ Lepiforum.de
^ H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). 30 (2): 235–298. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Naturkundliches Informationsystem

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[1] BioLib.cz

[2] "Micropterix allionella (Fabricius, 1794)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[3] Lepiforum.de

[4] H. Christof Zeller-Lukashort; Marion E. Kurz; David C. Lees; Michael A. Kurz. "A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)" (PDF). 30 (2): 235–298. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] Naturkundliches Informationsystem

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