''Anomoses hylecoetes'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of primitive hepialoid

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 ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

and

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, Australia . It is the only species in its genus ''Anomoses'', which is the only genus in the family Anomosetidae.Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness - Lepidoptera
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Tree of Life''Anomoses hylecoetes''Wikispecies
Hepialoidea Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Alfred Jefferis Turner Exoporia genera Moths of Australia {{Hepialoidea-stub