Palaephatus fusciterminus
| Palaephatus fusciterminus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Palaephatidae |
| Genus: | Palaephatus |
| Species: | P. fusciterminus |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaephatus fusciterminus Davis, 1986 | |
Palaephatus fusciterminus is a moth of the Palaephatidae family. It is found in the Valdivian forests of southern Argentina and Chile.
The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 10.5-11.5 mm for females. Adults have a buff to brown head and thorax and dark brownish fuscous forewings with a pale buff hindmargin. They are on wing from October to March, possibly in multiple generations per year.[1]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from Latin fuscus (meaning dark or swarthy) and terminus (meaning end or limit) and refers to the predominantly dark termen of the forewings.
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