| Palaeophanes brevispina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Palaeophanes |
| Species: | P. brevispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeophanes brevispina Davis, 2003 | |
Palaeophanes brevispina is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is only known from Brunei.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males.
Etymology
The specific epithet is said to derived from the Latin brevi (short) and spina (thorn), in reference to the diagnostic short, subapical spine on the male valva. The proper word in classical Latin for "short" is however brevis (masculine/feminine) or breve (neuter).
References
- Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Palaeophanes brevispina | |
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