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Micropterix elegans

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Micropterix elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. elegans
Binomial name
Micropterix elegans
Stainton, 1867
Synonyms
  • Micropteryx octopunctella Amsel, 1935

Micropterix elegans is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Stainton in 1867,[1] and is endemic to Israel.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Micropterix elegans​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.