Tasmantrix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Micropterigidae |
Genus: | Tasmantrix Gibbs, 2010 |
Species | |
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Tasmantrix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae. [1]
A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera.
Tasmantrix calliplaca is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from eastern Australia, in coastal rainforest from Finch Hatton Gorge, Eungella Range in Queensland to Elizabeth Beach in New South Wales.
Tasmantrix fragilis is a moth of the family Micropterigidae from eastern Australia. It is known only from a single locality in the Shoalhaven catchment in New South Wales.
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.
Sabatinca incongruella is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Sabatinca chalcophanes is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Aureopterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae.
Nannopterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the familyMicropterigidae.
Tasmantrix nigrocornis is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from eastern Australia, in coastal rainforests of southern New South Wales from Mount Keira to Mount Dromedary.
Tasmantrix tasmaniensis is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from in wet forests of western Tasmania.
Tasmantrix thula is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from eastern Australia, where it is known from northern Queensland, from Devil’s Thumb and Mossman Gorge in the north to Mission Beach and from Herberton State Forest to Mission beach.
Zealandopterix zonodoxa is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It can be found in the northern part of the North Island as well as in the Poor Knights, Little Barrier and Great Barrier Islands.
Aureopterix sterops is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from eastern Australia, where it is known from northern Queensland, in wet coastal or elevated coastal forest between Mount Finnigan and Kirrama State Forest.
Sabatinca is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae. Palaeomicra and Micropardalis were both established as subgenera of Sabatinca, but were both raised to generic level by Joël Minet in 1985.
Sabatinca chrysargyra is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886 and is known from New Zealand.
Sabatinca demissa is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1923 and is endemic to New Zealand. The current species doesn't have a long-distance pheromone communication system.
Sabatinca aenea is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George Hudson in 1923. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Agrionympha karoo is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Eastern Cape.
Agrionympha kroonella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Drakensberg Ranges in the Mpumalanga Province.
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