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Micropterix tunbergella

Synonyms: Micropteryx depictella; Tinea helwigella; Tinea rubrifasciella; Tinea tunbergella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Micropterix tunbergella is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Slovenia. The wingspan is 8–11 millimetres (0.31–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and fly during the day. The larval foodplant is unknown, but the adults feed on the pollen of various flowering plants, including Quercus, Acer pseudoplatanus and Crataegus species.
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Prey / Diet

Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0