Dysoptus pentalobus

Dysoptus pentalobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Dysoptus
Species:
D. pentalobus
Binomial name
Dysoptus pentalobus
Davis, 2003

Dysoptus pentalobus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the type locality in the Atlantic coastal forests of south-eastern Brazil.

The length of the forewings is about 4.8 mm for males.[1] Adults are on wing in late January (based on one record). It was first described by Donald R. Davis in 2003.[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Greek pente (five) and lobos (a rounded projection), in reference to the complex, five-lobed, saccular apex of the valva.

References

  1. ^ a b Davis, Donald Ray (2003). A Monograph of the Family Arrhenophanidae (Lepidoptera:Tineoidea). Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 38.


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