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

Palaephatus leucacrotus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the wetter areas of the Valdivian forest region of south-central Chile.

The length of the forewings is 6โ€“7 mm for males and 6.5โ€“7 mm for females. Adults have dark fuscous forewings irregularly mottled with light brown and white. There is a large white spot on the termen. They are on wing from October to December in one generation per year.[1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek leuko (meaning white) and akrotes (meaning extremity or tip) and refers to the large white terminal spot on the forewings.

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