Micropterix carthaginiensis

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Micropterix carthaginiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. carthaginiensis
Binomial name
Micropterix carthaginiensis
Heath, 1986

Micropterix carthaginiensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, native to Tunisia. It was described by John Heath in 1986.[1] It is found in the marshland on the southern shore of Lake Ichkeul and at Jebel Boukornine, its type locality.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Micropterix carthaginiensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Micropterix carthaginiensis Heath, 1986". nkis.info. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018.