Micropterix anglica
| Micropterix anglica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | †M. anglica |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix anglica Jarzembowski, 1980 | |
Micropterix anglica is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Jarzembowski in 1980.[1]
Fossil remains, dated to the Oligocene, have been found on the Isle of Wight. The single known specimen consists of the greater part of a forewing, original length estimated at about 4 millimetres (0.16 in). The veins are mostly dark brown with intervening membrane light brown.[2]
References
- ↑ Micropterix anglica at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index.
- ↑ Micropterix anglica at Leptree
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