Palaephatus fusciterminus

Palaephatus fusciterminus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the Valdivian forests of southern Argentina and Chile.

Palaephatus fusciterminus
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P. fusciterminus
Binomial name
Palaephatus fusciterminus
Davis, 1986

The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 10.5–11.5 mm for females. Adults have a buff to brown head and thorax and dark brownish fuscous forewings with a pale buff hindmargin. They are on wing from October to March, possibly in multiple generations per year.[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin fuscus (meaning dark or swarthy) and terminus (meaning end or limit) and refers to the predominantly dark termen of the forewings.

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