Metaphatus

Metaphatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Palaephatidae
Genus:	Metaphatus ; Davis, 1986

Last updated July 26, 2025

Metaphatus is a genus of moths in the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.

Species

Metaphatus spatulatus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus ochraceus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus ichnius Davis, 1986
Metaphatus cirrhus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus sinuatus Davis, 1986
Metaphatus adustus Davis, 1986

References

↑ A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia

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[1] A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia

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