Micropterix Hübner 1825 (moth)
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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
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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