Acalyptris lascuevella

Acalyptris lascuevella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is probably widely distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of Central America. Currently, it is known from Belize (the Maya Mountains) and Mexico (the Pacific Coast in the Oaxaca region).

Acalyptris lascuevella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species:
A. lascuevella
Binomial name
Acalyptris lascuevella
Puplesis & Robinson, 2000

The habitat consists of secondary and tropical forests.

The wingspan is about 3.4 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December in Mexico and in April in Belize.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.