Acalyptris terrificus
Acalyptris terrificus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Acalyptris |
Species: | A. terrificus
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Binomial name | |
Acalyptris terrificus Šimkevičiūtė & Stonis, 2009
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Acalyptris terrificus is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.[1] It is only known from the Pacific Coast in the Oaxaca region in Mexico.
The habitat consists of secondary forests.
The wingspan is about 4.2 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December.
References[]
- ^ "Diagnostics and updated catalogue of Acalyptris Meyrick, the second largest genus of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in the Americas". Zootaxa. 4748 (2): zootaxa.4748.2.1. Mar 2020. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4748.2.1. PMID 32230072.
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
- Endemic fauna of Mexico
- Moths of Central America
- Moths described in 2009
- Acalyptris stubs