Acalyptris lascuevella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.[1][2] It is probably widely distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of Central America.[3] Currently, it is known from Belize (Maya Mountains: Las Cuevas) and Mexico (the Pacific Coast in the Oaxaca region).[2][3] The habitat consists of secondary and tropical forests.[3]
| Acalyptris lascuevella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Acalyptris |
| Species: | A. lascuevella
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| Binomial name | |
| Acalyptris lascuevella Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
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The wingspan is about 3.4 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December in Mexico and in April in Belize.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acalyptris lascuevella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b Stonis, Jonas R.; Diškus, Arūnas; Remeikis, Andrius; Vargas, Sergio A. & Solis, M. Alma (2020). "Diagnostics and updated catalogue of Acalyptris Meyrick, the second largest genus of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in the Americas". Zootaxa. 4748 (2): 201–247 [239]. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4748.2.1.
- ^ a b c d Šimkevičiūtė, Agnė; Stonis, Jonas R. & Diškus, Arūnas (2009). "Taxonomic checklist of Nepticulidae of Mexico, with the description of three new species from the Pacific Coast (Insecta, Lepidoptera)". Acta Zoologica Lituanica. 19 (4): 268–277 [272]. doi:10.2478/v10043-009-0037-0.
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