Micropterix aureoviridella

Micropterix aureoviridella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is found in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.[1]

Micropterix aureoviridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Micropterigidae
Genus:
Micropterix
Species:
M. aureoviridella
Binomial name
Micropterix aureoviridella
(Höfner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Eriocephala aureoviridella Höfner, 1898
  • Micropterix liogierella Réal, 1987

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.

It prefers open and dry habitats on southwardly directed slopes, margins of light spruce forest with interspersed rocks, margins of forest and scrubs in mountainous areas, as well as in elfin woodland. It has also been found in sub-alpine dwarf scrub.

The adults feed on some shrubs, including Pinus mugo.

References
  1. "Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.


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