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.
Dysoptus tantalota | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Psychidae |
Genus: | Dysoptus |
Species: | D. tantalota
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Binomial name | |
Dysoptus tantalota Meyrick, 1919
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The length of the forewings is 4.1–6 mm for males. Adults are on wing from February to early March..
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