Trifurcula iberica
Encyclopedia
Trifurcula iberica is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is known from two specimens from the Spanish Pyrenees
and Sierra Nevada
.
The wingspan
is 6-7.2 mm for males. Adults were found in the mountains at medial (900 meters) and high altitude (1,700 meters) in July.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm...
family. It is known from two specimens from the Spanish Pyrenees
Spanish Pyrenees
The Spanish Pyrenees is a large mountain range which is part of the following provinces, from east to west: Girona, Barcelona, Lleida, Huesca, Zaragoza, Navarra, and Guipúzcoa. The mountain's dominions stretch for 450 kilometres from the Cantabrian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea....
and Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 6-7.2 mm for males. Adults were found in the mountains at medial (900 meters) and high altitude (1,700 meters) in July.