Palaeophanes lativalva
| Palaeophanes lativalva | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arrhenophanidae |
| Genus: | Palaeophanes |
| Species: | P. lativalva |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeophanes lativalva Davis, 2003 | |
Palaeophanes lativalva is a species of moth in the Arrhenophanidae family. It is only known from the type locality, which is situated in a wet forested area in the central mountain range of Taiwan, at an elevation of about 1,400 m.
The length of the forewings is 4.7-5 mm for males.
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Latin latus (broad) and valva (leaf of a folding door, valve), in reference to the principal apomorphy of this species (the extremely broad valvae of the male genitalia).
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