''Aproaerema longihamata'' 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

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dis ...

. It was described by Hou-Hun Li in 1993. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

.Li, Houhun (1993). "中国钩麦蛾属和柄麦蛾属的新种和新纪录(鳞翅目:麦蛾科)" ew species and new records of the genera ''Aproaerema'' and ''Syncopacma'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from China ''Journal of Northwest Forestry College''. 8 (1): 27-38.

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Moths described in 1993 Aproaerema Moths of Asia {{Anacampsini-stub