Aureopterix micans

Aureopterix micans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Aureopterix
Species:
A. micans
Binomial name
Aureopterix micans
Gibbs, 2010

Aureopterix micans is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It is known from dense rainforest throughout New Caledonia from Mount Panié to the Rivière Bleue.[1]

Adults have been found between mid-October and the end of January.

The forewing length is 2.7 millimetres (0.11 in) for males and 3.2 millimetres (0.13 in) for females.

References

  1. ^ 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.


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