Micropterix anglica explained

Micropterix anglica is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by Edmund A Jarzembowski in 1980.[1]

Only a single known specimen, from the Oligocene, has been found on the Isle of Wight. It consists of greater part of a forewing. Its original length estimated at . The veins are mostly dark brown with intervening membrane light brown.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. http://www.leptree.net/micropterix_anglica Micropterix anglica at Leptree