Micropterix
Micropterix | |
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Micropterix aureatella (Scopoli, 1763) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micropterigidae |
Genus: | Micropterix Hübner, 1825 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Micropterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths, in the insect order lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae. The name was raised by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1825 and comes from the Greek for mikros, little and pterux, a wing.[1] The moths are distributed across Europe, south to North Africa and east as far as Japan.
Description
The moths are small, with the forewing ranging in size from 2.5 mm to 5.5 mm, and at rest they are held at a steep angle, tent-like over the body. Unique among the lepidoptera, the moths have chewing mouthparts rather than a proboscis and are most easily seen feeding, often in large aggregations, on the pollen of the flowers of many herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees.[2][3]Eggs are translucent white and laid amongst vegetation on the surface of the soil.[3]The life history of the early stages is more or less unknown but larva have been found in the young shoots of plants, or obtained by the funnel extraction of woodland turf samples, from a depth of up to 10 cm. It appears there are only three instars and they probably feed on minute particles of leaf-litter or possibly fungal hyphae.[2][3][4]For many species the pupa is unknown, but of those found it is within a tough silken cocoon.[3]
Edward Meyrick describes the moth as:[5]
Mandibles developed. No tongue. Labial palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae with spurs placed in groups of bristles. Forewings: vein 7 to costa, vein 11 connected by bar with vein 12, 12 giving rise to an additional vein (13) about middle. Hindwings as forewings, but vein 13 usually absent.
Species
Micropterix contains the following species:
- Micropterix abchasiae
- Micropterix agenjoi
- Micropterix aglaella
- Micropterix algeriella
- Micropterix allionella
- Micropterix amasiella
- Micropterix amsella
- †Micropterix anglica
- Micropterix aruncella
- Micropterix aureatella
- Micropterix aureocapilla
- Micropterix aureofasciella
- Micropterix aureopennella
- Micropterix aureoviridella
- Micropterix avarcella
- Micropterix balcanica Heath (manuscript name)
- Micropterix berytella
- Micropterix calthella
- Micropterix carthaginiensis
- Micropterix cassinella
- Micropterix completella
- Micropterix conjunctella
- Micropterix constantinella
- Micropterix corcyrella
- Micropterix cornuella
- Micropterix croatica
- Micropterix cyaneochrysa
- Micropterix cypriensis
- Micropterix eatoniella
- Micropterix elegans
- Micropterix emiliensis
- Micropterix erctella
- Micropterix facetella
- Micropterix fasciata Heath (manuscript name)
- Micropterix fenestrellensis
- Micropterix garganoensis
- Micropterix gaudiella
- †Micropterix gertraudae
- Micropterix granatensis
- Micropterix hartigi
- Micropterix herminiella
- Micropterix huemeri
- Micropterix hyrcana
- Micropterix ibericella
- Micropterix igaloensis
- †Micropterix immensipalpa
- Micropterix imperfectella
- Micropterix inornatus Heath (manuscript name)
- Micropterix islamella
- Micropterix isobasella
- Micropterix italica
- Micropterix jabalmoussae
- Micropterix jacobella
- (Micropterix jeanneli) (either treated as a synonym or valid species)
- Micropterix kardamylensis
- Micropterix klimeschi
- Micropterix lagodechiella
- Micropterix lakoniensis
- Micropterix lambesiella
- Micropterix longicornuella
- Micropterix mansuetella
- Micropterix maschukella
- Micropterix minimella
- Micropterix montanella
- Micropterix monticolella
- Micropterix montosiella
- Micropterix myrtetella
- Micropterix osthelderi
- Micropterix paykullella
- Micropterix purpureopennella
- Micropterix rablensis
- Micropterix renatae
- Micropterix rothenbachii
- Micropterix schaefferi
- Micropterix sicanella
- Micropterix sikhotealinensis
- Micropterix staudinger Heath (manuscript name)
- Micropterix stuebneri
- Micropterix trifasciella
- Micropterix trinacriella
- Micropterix tunbergella
- Micropterix turkmeniella
- Micropterix tuscaniensis
- Micropterix uxoria
- Micropterix vulturensis
- Micropterix wockei
- Micropterix zangheriella
References
- ^ Smith, Frank. "Microlepidoptera (Micro-Moths)" (PDF). Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micromoths of Great Britain and Ireland. Milton-on-Stour: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
- ^ a b c d Heath, John (1983). Micropterigidae. In The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 1. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 151. ISBN 0 946589 15 1.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)". UKmoths. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
External links
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). Expression error: Missing operand for trunc. "Micropterix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
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