Micropterix anglica
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Micropterix anglica , 1980
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Micropterix anglica is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by 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 millimetres (0.16 in). The veins are mostly dark brown with intervening membrane light brown.[2]
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix anglica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Micropterix anglica at Leptree
Categories:
- Micropterigidae
- Fossil Lepidoptera
- Fossil taxa described in 1980
- Environment of the Isle of Wight
- Oligocene insects
- Prehistoric insects of Europe
- Micropterigidae stubs
- Prehistoric Lepidoptera stubs