Micropterix cornuella

Micropterix cornuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. cornuella
Binomial name
Micropterix cornuella
Lees, Rougerie, Zeller & Kristensen, 2010 [1]

Micropterix cornuella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Lees, Rougerie, Zeller & Kristensen in 2010.[1] It is only known from the type locality in Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh north-eastern India.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Lees, David C.; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zeller-Lukashort, Christof; Kristensen, Niels P. (2010). "DNA mini-barcodes in taxonomic assignment: a morphologically unique new homoneurous moth clade from the Indian Himalayas described in Micropterix (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)". Zoologica Scripta. 39 (6): 642–661. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00447.x. ISSN 1463-6409. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. ^ nkis.info