Tasmantrix nigrocornis

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

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.[1]

The forewing length is 3.4 mm for males.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin niger- (meaning black) and -cornis (meaning horned) with reference to the striking black antennae 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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