''Micropterix anglica'' is an extinct species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

belonging to the family

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 (Kristense ...

which was described by Edmund A Jarzembowski in 1980. Fossil remains, dated to the

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...

, 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.''Micropterix anglica'' at Leptree
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References

† Fossil Lepidoptera Fossil taxa described in 1980 Environment of the Isle of Wight Oligocene insects Prehistoric insects of Europe {{paleo-Lepidoptera-stub