Palaephatus striatus
Appearance
Palaephatus striatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Palaephatidae |
Genus: | Palaephatus |
Species: | P. striatus
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Binomial name | |
Palaephatus striatus Davis, 1986
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Palaephatus striatus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the wetter Valdivian forests of central Argentina and Chile from Lago Puyehue and Lago Nahuel Huapi south to Chiloe Island.
The length of the forewings is 9-11.2 mm for males and 10–11 mm for females.[1]