Apophatus parvus

Apophatus parvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Palaephatidae
Genus:	Apophatus
Species:	A. parvus
Binomial name
	Apophatus parvus; Davis, 1986

Apophatus parvus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.^[1] It is found in the Valdivian forest zone of southern Chile.

The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm for males and about 4 mm for females. Adults have uniformly fuscous wings. They are on wing in February in one generation per year.^[1]

Etymology[]

The specific name is derived from Latin parvus (meaning little) and refers to the small size of this species.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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[Davis,_1986-1] "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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