Micropterix aruncella (Scopoli, 1763)
(White-barred Gold)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicropterix aruncella (White-barred Gold)
GenusMicropterix (jawed micro-moths)
FamilyMICROPTERIGIDAE (jawed micro-moths)
SuperfamilyMICROPTERIGOIDEA (jawed micro-moths)
SuborderZEUGLOPTERA (jawed micro-moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Micropterix aruncella (White-barred Gold) :
1: Micropterix aruncella (White-barred Gold)
20 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Male - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged (2)

Micropterix aruncella (White-barred Gold) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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