Micropterix renatae

Micropterix renatae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species: M. renatae
Binomial name
Micropterix renatae
Kurz, Kurz & Zeller, 1997
Synonyms[1]
  • Micropteryx italica Hartig, 1973
  • Micropterix italica Hartig, 1973 (Misspelling)

Micropterix renatae is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Kurz, Kurz & Zeller in 1997. It is known from the Ligurian Alps, as well as the northern Apennine Mountains (the provinces of Liguria, Tuscany and Emilia Romagna).

The habitat consists of edges of dense, deciduous shrubland and tall herb vegetation.

The length of the forewings is 2.7–3.2 millimetres (0.11–0.13 in) for males and 3.3–3.8 millimetres (0.13–0.15 in) for females.

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