Aspilapteryx tessellata

Aspilapteryx tessellata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.[2] It has been recommended that this species be further studied as its placement within the genus Aspilapteryx is in need of clarification.[3]

Aspilapteryx tessellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aspilapteryx
Species:
A. tessellata
Binomial name
Aspilapteryx tessellata
(Turner, 1940)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria tessellata Turner, 1940

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ Robert J. B. Hoare; Brian H Patrick; Thomas R. Buckley (22 July 2019). "A new leaf-mining moth from New Zealand, Sabulopteryx botanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium (Lamiaceae), with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae". ZooKeys. 865 (865): 39–65. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935. PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.