Aureopterix sterops is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. 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.[1]

Aureopterix sterops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Aureopterix
Species:
A. sterops
Binomial name
Aureopterix sterops
(Turner, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Sabatinca sterops Turner, 1921

The forewing length is 9 millimetres (0.35 in) for males and 3.1 millimetres (0.12 in) for females.

References

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  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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