Micropterix jabalmoussae is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon, after which the species is named.[2]
| Micropterix jabalmoussae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Micropterix |
| Species: | M. jabalmoussae
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropterix jabalmoussae Zeller, Kullberg & Kurz, 2016[1]
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Appearance edit
Adults have a wing span of 3.5–3.6 mm. The ground colour of both fore- and hindwings is gold-bronze. Apically, forewings and hindwings have a purplish hue. The hindwings are not further marked, while the forewings have several silvery-white markings: two narrow bands across the wing's full width (at respectively 1/4th and 1/2nd of the wing's length), as well as an oval to rectangular spot at 3/4th.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Micropterix jabalmoussae Zeller, Kullberg & Kurz, 2016". zoobank.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b Zeller, Hans Christof; Kullberg, Jaakko; Kurz, Michael Alexander (8 January 2016). "A new species of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from Lebanon (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 39 (2): 101–107. doi:10.3897/nl.39.5148. ISSN 2367-5365. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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