Micropterix paykullella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is distributed locally across the whole Alps, occurring in France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
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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. paykullella
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| Micropterix paykullella (Fabricius, 1794)
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The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and fly during the day.[2]
Adults have been found above the timberline (2,200 meters) feeding on pollen of Helianthemum species.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix paykullella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A review of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from northern and central Europe (Micropterigidae)
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