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Micropterix jacobella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micropterigidae

Scientific name
  
Micropterix jacobella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Micropterix

Rank
  
Species

Micropterix jacobella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1901. It is known from Morocco and Tunisia and is probably also present in Algeria.

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm.

References

Micropterix jacobella Wikipedia