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Tasmantrix nigrocornis

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Species of moth

Tasmantrix nigrocornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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
Taxon identifiers
Tasmantrix nigrocornis


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