''Tasmantrix tasmaniensis'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Micropterigidae Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about twenty living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of lepidoptera (Kristense ...

. It is known from in wet forests of western

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.Micropterigidae (Lepidoptera) of the Southwestern Pacific: a revision with the establishment of five new genera from Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand
/ref> The forewing length is 3.7 mm for males. The forewing ground colour is rich brown with strong coppery-bronze iridescence. The basal costal streak is absent but there are four primary shining white fasciae and two secondary patches. The first is a large oblique costal blotch at mid-length, separated from a smaller blotch on the termen in the same position. The second consists of two similar blotches at three quarters on the costa and the termen, but with rows of black scales along the veins. Finally, a small, indistinct streak of paler scales about halfway along the cubital sulcis and a few pale scales in the apex of the wing. The fringes are grey-brown with white tips but wholly white adjacent to the fasciae. The hindwing is dark grey scaled with bronzy lustre.

Etymology

The species name is derived from its geographic location in

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References

Micropterigidae Moths described in 2010 {{Micropterigidae-stub