Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micropterigidae Scientific name Micropterix trinacriella People also search for Micropterix renatae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Micropterix Rank Species | |
Micropterix trinacriella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Kurz, M. E., Zeller & M. A. Kurz in 1997. It is only known from the area near the northern shore of Sicily, as well as in the surrounding of Mount Etna.
The length of the forewings is 2.6–3.1 millimetres (0.10–0.12 in) for males and 2.8–3.6 millimetres (0.11–0.14 in) for females.
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