Apophatus parvus

Apophatus parvus
Scientific classification Edit this 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. They are on wing in February in one generation per year.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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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