Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micropterigidae Scientific name Micropterix rothenbachii | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Micropterix Rank Species | |
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Similar Micropterix allionella, Micropterix aureoviridella, Micropterix schaefferi | ||
Micropterix rothenbachii is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Frey in 1856. It is known from Italy, Sicily, Austria, France, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia and Slovenia.
It inhabits light, dry and somewhat rocky, mixed beech forests, where it occurs in open places, mainly with natural cover such as brambles and grasses.
The forewing length is 3.6–4.6 millimetres (0.14–0.18 in) for males and 4.5–5 millimetres (0.18–0.20 in) for females.
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