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Dysoptus fasciatus

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Species of moth

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

Dysoptus fasciatus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It probably has a wide distribution in the lowland Amazon rainforest. Currently it has been collected only at the type locality in southern Venezuela and possibly in Peru.

The length of the forewings is about 4.1 mm for males and about 9.1 for females. Adults are on wing in early February.

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Dysoptus fasciatus


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