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Micropterix 
Micropterix aureatella (Scopoli, 1763) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Micropterigidae Genus: Micropterix
Hübner, 1825Species See text.
Synonyms - Micropteryx Zeller, 1839
- Eriocephala Curtis, 1839
- Microptericina Zagulajev, 1983
- Electrocrania Kuznezov, 1941
Micropterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the insect order Lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae that is distributed across Europe south to North Africa and east as far as Japan. It contains the species:
- Micropterix abchasiae
- Micropterix agenjoi
- Micropterix aglaella
- Micropterix algeriella
- Micropterix allionella
- Micropterix amasiella
- Micropterix amsella
- †Micropterix anglica
- Micropterix aruncella
- Micropterix aureatella
- Micropterix aureocapilla
- Micropterix aureofasciella
- Micropterix aureopennella
- Micropterix aureoviridella
- ?Micropterix balcanica Heath
- Micropterix berytella
- Micropterix calthella
- Micropterix carthaginiensis
- Micropterix cassinella
- Micropterix completella
- Micropterix conjunctella
- Micropterix constantinella
- Micropterix corcyrella
- Micropterix cornuella
- Micropterix croatica
- Micropterix cyaneochrysa
- Micropterix cypriensis
- Micropterix eatoniella
- Micropterix elegans
- Micropterix emiliensis
- Micropterix erctella
- Micropterix facetella
- ?Micropterix fasciata Heath
- Micropterix fenestrellensis
- Micropterix garganoensis
- †Micropterix gertraudae
- Micropterix granatensis
- Micropterix hartigi
- Micropterix herminiella
- Micropterix huemeri
- Micropterix hyrcana
- Micropterix ibericella
- Micropterix igaloensis
- †Micropterix immensipalpa
- Micropterix imperfectella
- ?Micropterix inornatus Heath
- Micropterix islamella
- Micropterix isobasella
- Micropterix italica
- Micropterix jacobella
- (Micropterix jeanneli) (either treated as a synonym or valid species)
- Micropterix kardamylensis
- Micropterix klimeschi
- Micropterix lagodechiella
- Micropterix lakoniensis
- Micropterix lambesiella
- Micropterix mansuetella
- Micropterix maschukella
- Micropterix minimella
- Micropterix montanella
- Micropterix monticolella
- Micropterix montosiella
- Micropterix myrtetella
- ?Micropterix octopunctelia
- Micropterix osthelderi
- Micropterix paykullella
- Micropterix purpureopennella
- Micropterix rablensis
- Micropterix renatae
- Micropterix rothenbachii
- Micropterix schaefferi
- Micropterix sicanella
- ?Micropterix staudinger Heath
- Micropterix trifasciella
- Micropterix trinacriella
- Micropterix tunbergella
- Micropterix turkmeniella
- Micropterix tuscaniensis
- Micropterix uxoria
- Micropterix vulturensis
- Micropterix wockei
- Micropterix zangheriella
External links
- Micropterix at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
- Micropterix at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
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