Acalyptris lascuevella
Acalyptris lascuevella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Acalyptris |
Species: | A. lascuevella
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Binomial name | |
Acalyptris lascuevella Puplesis & Robinson, 2000
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Acalyptris lascuevella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is probably widely distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of Central America. Currently, it is known from Belize (the Maya Mountains) and Mexico (the Pacific Coast in the Oaxaca region).
The habitat consists of secondary and tropical forests.
The wingspan is about 3.4 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December in Mexico and in April in Belize.
External links[]
- Taxonomic checklist of Nepticulidae of Mexico, with the description of three new species from the Pacific Coast (Insecta, Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Nepticulidae
- Moths of North America
- Moths described in 2000
- Acalyptris stubs