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Micropterix wockei

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Species of moth

Micropterix wockei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. wockei
Binomial name
Micropterix wockei
Staudinger, 1871

Micropterix wockei is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. It is named after Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke. It is known from Greece.

The length of the forewings is 3.4 mm for males and 4.2 mm for females.


References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix wockei​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. (including Crete and Italynkis.info
Moths in genus Micropterix
Taxon identifiers
Micropterix wockei


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