''Tasmantrix lunaris'' is a

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of the family

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. It is known from eastern

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, where it is known from two localities in the southern coastal forests of

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/ref> The forewing length is 3.2 mm for males and 3.1 mm for females. The forewing groundcolour has a bronzy-purple iridescence. There are two white fasciae. The first is an elongate subcostal J-shaped streak, of more or less parallel-width, extending from the base to the anal margin at about mid-length and the second is a large oblique oval patch extending toward the termen from the costa at about two thirds. The fringes are black and white tipped. The hindwing is dark grey with bronzy-purple reflections. The fringes are black.

Etymology

The name is from the Latin ''lunaris'' (meaning crescent-shaped) and refers to the unique shape of the forewing fascia of this species.

References

Micropterigidae Moths described in 2010 {{Micropterigidae-stub