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Micropterix gaudiella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Zeller and Huemer in 2015.[1] It occurs in Italy.

Micropterix gaudiella
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micropterigidae
Genus:	Micropterix
Species:	M. gaudiella
Binomial name
Micropterix gaudiella Zeller & Huemer, 2015

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin gaudium (meaning fun, pleasure, happiness).[2] The genus name Micropterix is derived from Greek mikros (little) and pterux (wing).[3]

Distribution and behaviour

The species is known only from the mountain Pizzo Arera in the southern Orobic Alps in Lombardy, Italy, at an elevation of approximately 1,600 meters on south-facing exposed limestone slopes.[2] Adults feed on pollen of Rosa spp. and Helianthemum spp., and have been recorded on wing during late June and early–mid July.[2]

Description

Immature stages

The immature stages of Micropterix gaudiella have not yet been described.[2]

Adults

The blueish forewings are strongly marked with three broad bronze-golden bands at 1/4th, 1/2nd and 3/4th of the wing. The first of these is trapeziform; the second is straight and inwardly oblique; and the final band is inwardly convex and variable in shape. The forewing's fringe is bronzy golden, and bluish violet at the base. The hindwings are bronzy golden, with a purplish tinge at the apex. The fringe is bronzy golden.[2]

With a forewing length of 3.5–3.9 mm, male specimens of Micropterix gaudiella are smaller than their female counterparts (4–4.4 mm forewing length).[2]

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