Arthropods • Earth.com

Dysoptus tantalota

(Dysoptus tantalota)

Description

Dysoptus tantalota is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It probably occurs widely through the lowland Amazon rainforest. Currently it is known only from Guyana and southern Venezuela. The length of the forewings is 4.1–6 mm for males. Adults are on wing from February to early March..

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Arrhenophanidae
Genus:Dysoptus
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day