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