''Micropterix cassinella'' is a species of
moth belonging to the family
Micropterigidae. It was described by Michael A. Kurz, Marion E. Kurz and Hans Christof Zeller-Lukashort in 2010 and is endemic to
Italy. At present, it is only known from the provinces of
Lazio and
Campagna
Campagna (Italian: ) is a small town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. Its population is 17,148. Its old Latin name was Civitas Campaniae (City of Campagna). Campagna is located in one of the v ...
in the central
Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
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Adults are on wing from May to late July, depending on the altitude. Adults were found swarming around tall herbaceous vegetation and around flowers of ''Pistacia lentiscus
''Pistacia lentiscus'' (also lentisk or mastic) is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus ''Pistacia'' native to the Mediterranean Basin. It grows up to tall and is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greek islan ...
''.
The forewing length is for males and for females.
References
Micropterigidae
Moths described in 2010
Endemic fauna of Italy
Moths of Europe
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