Acalyptris terrificus

Acalyptris terrificus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species: A. terrificus
Binomial name
Acalyptris terrificus
Šimkevičiūtė & Stonis, 2009

Acalyptris terrificus is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from the Pacific Coast in the Oaxaca region in Mexico.

The habitat consists of secondary forests.

The wingspan is about 4.2 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December.

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