Micropterna malaspina Schmid, 1957

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Trichoptera
Family: Limnephilidae
Genus: Micropterna
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Italy, S Balkans, Turkey
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Koufovounou, Beron et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Evros / Municipality: Didymoteicho / Closest settlement: Koufovouno
  • Spilaio Oxo Latsidi, Malicky 2005, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Sitanos
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
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Beron, P., Petrov, B. & Stoev, P. 2004. The Invertebrate cave fauna of the Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). In Beron, P & A. Popov (eds). A. Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 2. Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist., Sofia, pp. 791-822.
  • Malicky H. 2005. Die Köcherfliegen Griechenlands (Trichoptera).. Denisia 17:1–240
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Micropterna malaspina Schmid, 1957. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026