Micropterix Hübner 1825 (moth)

Insecta - Lepidoptera - Micropterigidae

Alternative spelling: Micropteryx

Full reference: J. Hübner. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge 305-431

Parent taxon: Micropterigidae according to J. C. Sohn et al. 2012

See also Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1919 and Jarzembowski 1980

Sister taxa: Archmosaicus, Auliepterix, Baltimartyria, Bitterfeldopterix, Electrocrania, Klausnitzerellus, Moleropterix, Palaeosabatinca, Parasabatinca, Sabatinca, Saxomicropterix, Terncladus, Wichardius

Subtaxa: Micropterix anglica Micropterix gertraudae

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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