Tasmantrix lunaris

Tasmantrix lunaris is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from eastern Australia, where it is known from two localities in the southern coastal forests of New South Wales.[1]

Tasmantrix lunaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Tasmantrix
Species:
T. lunaris
Binomial name
Tasmantrix lunaris
Gibbs, 2010

The forewing length is 3.2 mm for males and 3.1 mm for females. The forewing groundcolour has a bronzy-purple iridescence. There are two white fasciae. The first is an elongate subcostal J-shaped streak, of more or less parallel-width, extending from the base to the anal margin at about mid-length and the second is a large oblique oval patch extending toward the termen from the costa at about two thirds. The fringes are black and white tipped. The hindwing is dark grey with bronzy-purple reflections. The fringes are black.

Etymology

The name is from the Latin lunaris (meaning crescent-shaped) and refers to the unique shape of the forewing fascia of this species.

References
  1. Micropterigidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southwestern Pacific: a revision with the establishment of five new genera from Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand


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