Palaephatus albiterminus

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

Palaephatus albiterminus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986. It is found in the wetter areas of the temperate, Valdivian forests of southern Argentina and Chile.

The length of the forewings is 6.8–10 mm for males and 9–10 mm for females. They are on wing from September to February, possibly in multiple generations per year.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin albus (meaning white) and terminus (meaning end or limit) and refers to the narrow white band on the termen.

References

^ "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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[Davis,_1986-1] "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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