Acalyptris lascuevella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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.[1][2] It is probably widely distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of Central America.[3] Currently, it is known from Belize (Maya Mountains: Las Cuevas) and Mexico (the Pacific Coast in the Oaxaca region).[2][3] The habitat consists of secondary and tropical forests.[3]
The wingspan is about 3.4 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December in Mexico and in April in Belize.[3]