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Palaephatus leucacrotus

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Moth species in family Palaephatidae

Palaephatus leucacrotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Palaephatidae
Genus: Palaephatus
Species: P. leucacrotus
Binomial name
Palaephatus leucacrotus
Davis, 1986

Palaephatus leucacrotus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the wetter areas of the Valdivian forest region of south-central Chile.

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. They are on wing from October to December in one generation per year.

References

  1. A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia
Taxon identifiers
Palaephatus leucacrotus

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