''Micropterix facetella'' is a species of
moth belonging to the family
Micropterigidae, which was
described by
Zeller in 1851. ''Micropterix facetella'' has a 4 male facetalla to 1 female facetalla ratio and during the mating season female facetella are said to visit a flower, only to eat, and the male facetella are there for the purpose to mate. For the common ratio, the male facetella goes to a near by location that another male facetella was already there as a pursuit of competition. A competition on who will get the female first, which is why there is 4 males facetalla for every 1 female facetella. It is known from
Croatia and
Slovenia.
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Micropterigidae
Moths described in 1851
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
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