Micropterna fissa McLachlan, 1875

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Limnephilidae
Genus: Micropterna

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Turkey, Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Limnon, Malicky 2005
  Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Malicky H. 2005. Die Köcherfliegen Griechenlands (Trichoptera).. Denisia 17:1–240

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Micropterna fissa McLachlan, 1875. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 24.12.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026