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Micropterix
''Micropterix'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths, in the insect order (biology), order lepidoptera within the family (biology), family Micropterigidae. The name was Species description, raised by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1825 and comes from the Greek language, Greek for ''mikros'', little and ''pterux'', a wing. 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.Eggs are translucent white and laid amongst vegetation on the surface of the soil.The life history of the early stages is more or less unknown but larva have been found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aureatella
''Micropterix aureatella'' is a moth of the family Micropterigidae found in the Palearctic realm (from Europe to Japan), except for North Africa. Taxonomy The moth was first described from a specimen found in Carniola, present-day Slovenia, by the Austrian physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. He named it ''Phalaena aureatella''. ''Phalaena'' – a word used by Aristotle, meaning the rest of the moths; or possibly a devouring monster or whale, which may be derived from the destructive properties of clothes moths; or possibly from ''phallus'' an association by the Greeks of lepidoptera and semen which was suppose to attract moths; or ''paros'' i.e. a light and the attraction of moths to lights. The moth was later put in the genus ''Micropterix'', which was raised by Jacob Hübner and the name comes from the small size of the adult; ''Mikros'' – ″little″ and ''pterux'' – ″a wing″. The specific name ''aureatella'' – golden from ''aureatus'', ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aglaella
''Micropterix aglaella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae.It is found in southern France, south-western Switzerland and northern Italy. Taxonomy ''Adela aglaella'' Duponchel, 1840: 627: According to Minet (in litt.) the year of description has to be corrected to 1840 (all types are labelled as ''Micropterix aglaella'' Duponchel, 1840 instead of 1838). Type locality: Central and Southern France (including " Fonscolombe", north of Aix-en-Provence).Type: Syntype in coll. MNHN (Minet in litt.).Synonyms, misspellings, wrong determinations, etc.: Description Forewing length: male ; female . Head black brown, vestiture of hair-like scales on the head white to rusty yellow; antennae dark brown, golden shining with a purple tinge, nearly 4/5 (male), respectively, nearly 3/5 (female) of forewing length. Thorax bronzy golden, posteriorly reddish to purple, tegulae coppery to purple violet; ground colour of forewing reddish golden to purple violet, distal half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aruncella
''Micropterix aruncella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, which is distributed throughout Europe. The imago was Species description, first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. This species is one of the best known members of the family, being found in a wide range of habitats from sea level to over ; the only habitat not favoured by this species is dense woodland. Description This very small moth has a maximum forewing length of only . Their wingspan is or . The colour of the forewings is rather variable but is usually reddish golden. Females usually have no other markings but males are marked with two silvery white bands. They can be found in various dry habitats including downland and hillsides. Ecology Like other members of the family, this species has functional jaws and it feeds as an adult on pollen grains from a wide variety of flowers including those of hawthorn (''Crataegus'' species), ''Cytisus'', ''Lychnis'', pine (''Pinus'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Allionella
''Micropterix allionella'' is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. Distribution This species is present in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and former Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija .... Habitat These moths live in clearings and in the outskirts of forests. They usually fly in tall herbaceous vegetation. Description The length of the forewings is for males and for females. Head is black brown, with hairy-like yellow scales. Forewings are purplish violet with broad transversal golden fasciae, an outer golden margin and a small costal golden spot. This species is very similar to '' Micropterix rothenbachii'', that have broader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Anglica
''Micropterix anglica'' is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by Edmund A Jarzembowski in 1980. Fossil remains, dated to the Oligocene, have been found on the Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of .... The single known specimen consists of the greater part of a forewing, original length estimated at about . The veins are mostly dark brown with intervening membrane light brown. References † Fossil Lepidoptera Fossil taxa described in 1980 Environment of the Isle of Wight Oligocene insects Prehistoric insects of Europe {{paleo-Lepidoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Amsella
''Micropterix amsella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, first described by John Heath in 1975 and is endemic to Croatia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is . References External links Image Micropterigidae Endemic fauna of Croatia Moths described in 1975 Moths of Europe Taxa named by John Heath {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Agenjoi
''Micropterix agenjoi'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, which was first described by Pierre Viette Pierre E. L. Viette (29 June 1921 – 30 April 2011) was a French entomologist. He attended university in Dijon during the German occupation of France in World War II and subsequently spent his entire career at the Muséum national d'Histoire natur ... in 1949. Retrieved April 21, 2018. References Micropterigidae Moths described in 1949 Taxa named by Pierre Viette {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Abchasiae
''Micropterix abchasiae'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Aleksei Zagulyaev in 1983. Retrieved April 21, 2018. It is only found in Abkhazia in Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the .... References Micropterigidae Moths described in 1983 Endemic fauna of Georgia (country) Moths of Asia Taxa named by Aleksei Konstantinovich Zagulyaev {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aureofasciella
''Micropterix aureofasciella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by Heath in 1986. It is only known from Algeria, where it occurs along the coastal belt from Algiers to Skikda Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District. History The Phoenic ... (formerly known as Philippeville). References Micropterigidae Endemic fauna of Algeria Moths described in 1986 Moths of Africa Taxa named by John Heath {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aureocapilla
''Micropterix aureocapilla'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1986, and is known only from the type locality, El Hadjar in Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... References Micropterigidae Endemic fauna of Algeria Moths described in 1986 Moths of Africa Taxa named by John Heath {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about twenty living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of lepidoptera (Kristensen, 1999). The name comes from the Greek for ''mikros'', little and ''pterux'', a wing. The fossil record of the group goes back to the middle-late Jurassic with the earliest known species being '' Auliepterix'' from the Karabastau Formation in Kazakhstan. Genera * ''Micropterix'' Hübner, 1825 * '' Epimartyria'' Walsingham, 1898 * '' Issikiomartyria'' Hashimoto, 2006 * '' Kurokopteryx'' Hashimoto, 2006 * ''Micropardalis'' Meyrick, 1912 * '' Neomicropteryx'' Issiki, 1931 * ''Palaeomicra'' Meyrick, 1888 * ''Palaeomicroides'' Issiki, 1931 * ''Paramartyria'' Issiki, 1931 * ''Vietomartyria'' Mey, 1997 * ''Sabatinca'' Walker, 1863 * '' Agrionympha'' Meyrick, 1921 * ''Hypomartyria'' Kristensen & Nielsen 1982 * ''Squamicornia'' Kristensen & N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Amasiella
''Micropterix amasiella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880, Retrieved April 21, 2018. and is endemic to Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... References Micropterigidae Moths described in 1880 Moths of Asia Endemic fauna of Turkey {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
