Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micropterigidae Scientific name Micropterix schaefferi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Micropterix Rank Species | |
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Similar Micropterix aureoviridella, Micropterix allionella, Micropterix rothenbachii, Micropterix mansuetella, Micropterix aruncella | ||
Micropterix schaefferi is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Heath in 1975. Male Micropterix schaefferi have a wingspan of 3.8–5.1 millimetres (0.15–0.20 in), while females have a wingspan of 4.7–5.8 millimetres (0.19–0.23 in). It is known from France, Corsica, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Poland. Moths in this species inhabit woodlands with many beech and coniferous trees, and are also known to inhabit moist ravine forests and dry pine forests.
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