| Aureopterix sterops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Aureopterix |
| Species: | A. sterops |
| Binomial name | |
| Aureopterix sterops (Turner, 1921) | |
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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.
The forewing length is 9 millimetres (0.35 in) for males and 3.1 millimetres (0.12 in) for females.
References
- George W. Gibbs (2010). "Micropterigidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southwestern Pacific: a revision with the establishment of five new genera from Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand" (PDF). Magnolia press.
External links
Data related to Aureopterix sterops at Wikispecies
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| Aureopterix sterops | |
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