Palaeophanes

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Palaeophanes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Subfamily: Arrhenophaninae
Genus: Palaeophanes
Davis, 2003

Palaeophanes is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae.

The generic name is derived from the Greek palaios (meaning ancient or old) and phanes (from Phaino, meaning shine or appear), in reference to its Old World distribution as well as its current basal position within the family.

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