Aureopterix
Encyclopedia
Aureopterix is a genus
of small primitive metallic moths in the Micropterigidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small primitive metallic moths in the Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera ....
family.
Species
- Aureopterix micansAureopterix micansAureopterix micans is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. It is known from dense rainforest throughout New Caledonia from Mount Panié to the Rivière Bleue.Adults have been found between mid October and the end of January....
Gibbs, 2010 - Aureopterix steropsAureopterix steropsAureopterix sterops is a moth of the Micropterigidae family. 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....
(Turner, 1921)