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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Palaephatidae |
| Genus: | Palaephatus |
| Species: | P. fusciterminus
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| Binomial name | |
| Palaephatus fusciterminus Davis, 1986
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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 edit
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.