Micropterix calthella

Micropterix calthella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Micropterix
Species:
M. calthella
Binomial name
Micropterix calthella
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena (Tinea) calthella Linnaeus, 1761
    • Tinea urticella Costa, 1834
    • Eriocephala sulcatella Bentley, 1845
    • Micropteryx silesiaca Toll, 1942
    • Tinea pusilella Hübner, 1813
    • Micropterix pusilella (Hübner, 1813)

Micropterix calthella, the marsh marigold moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It is found in damp habitats throughout Europe (except for the far south) and is also distributed eastwards to central Siberia. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 as Phalaena calthella.