Micropterix stuebneri

Micropterix stuebneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. stuebneri
Binomial name
	Micropterix stuebneri; Zeller, Werno & Kurz, 2013

Micropterix stuebneri is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zeller, Werno and Kurz in 2013. It is only known from the Sierra Nevada in Spain.^[1]

The forewing length is 2.6–3 mm for males and 3.2-3.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark purple to bluish-violet with mostly golden bronze markings. The hindwings are golden bronze, apically tinged purplish. Adults have been recorded on wing in June.

Etymology[]

The species is named in honour of Andreas Stübner, who collected the species first during a trip around the Sierra Nevada.^[2]

References[]

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[1] A new species of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from the Orobian Alps (Italy) (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)

[2] A new species of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from southern Spain (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae)

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