''Aspilapteryx tessellata'' 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

Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...

. It is known from

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, Australia.Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
/ref> It has been recommended that this species be further studied as its placement within the genus ''Aspilapteryx'' is in need of clarification.

References

Aspilapteryx Moths of Australia Moths described in 1940 {{Gracillariinae-stub