Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micropterigidae Scientific name Micropterix kardamylensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Micropterix Rank Species | |
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Micropterix kardamylensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Hans Rebel in 1903. It is found in the southern Peloponnese in Greece. There are also records from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria, but these might be Micropterix tunbergella instead.
The wingspan is 6.25-6.75 mm for males and 6.7-9.5 mm for females.
It was found on Pistacia lentiscus.
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