Micropterix paykullella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. paykullella
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix paykullella (Fabricius, 1794)
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Micropterix paykullella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is distributed locally across the whole Alps, occurring in France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and fly during the day.[2]
Adults have been found above the timberline (2,200 meters) feeding on pollen of Helianthemum species.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix paykullella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)
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