A new species of Micropterix Hübner, 1825 from Lebanon (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae)

By

Zeller-Lukashort, Hans Christof, 1964-
Kullberg, Jaakko
Kurz, Michael Alexander

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-8-1

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

39

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

101--107

Subjects

Jabal Moussa , Jebel Musa , Levant , Micropterix jabalmoussae , Middle East

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.39.5148

 

Abstract

Micropterix jabalmoussae Zeller, Kullberg & Kurz, sp. n. is described from the mountain Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (Lebanon) and compared with all other known species of Micropterix from this region and similar species of the Western Palaearctic. M. jabalmoussae is the fifth species of the genus Micropterix Hübner, 1825 known from the Levant.