| Tasmantrix tasmaniensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Tasmantrix |
| Species: | T. tasmaniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tasmantrix tasmaniensis Gibbs, 2010 | |
Tasmantrix tasmaniensis is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from in wet forests of western Tasmania. [1]
The forewing length is 3.7 mm for males.
The species name is derived from its geographic location in Tasmania.
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