| Palaeophanes xoutha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Palaeophanes |
| Species: | P. xoutha |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeophanes xoutha Davis, 2003 | |
Palaeophanes xoutha is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is only known from Malaysia.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males.
The specific name is derived from the Greek xouthos (yellowish brown), in reference to the predominantly yellowish-brown color of the adult.
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Tineoidea is the ditrysian superfamily of moths that includes clothes moths, bagworms and relatives. There are six families usually included within it, Eriocottidae, Arrhenophanidae, Lypusidae, Acrolophidae, Tineidae and Psychidae, whose relationships are currently uncertain.
Arrhenophaninae is a subfamily of moths in family Psychidae. It was once recognised as a family, but has been found deeply nested in Psychidae in phylogenetic studies.
Palaeophanes is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae.
Notiophanes is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae, consisting of only one species Notiophanes fuscata, which is endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is only known from a single female specimen.
Cnissostages is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae.
Dysoptus is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae.
Palaeophanes lativalva is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is only known from the type locality, which is situated in a wet forested area in the central mountain range of Taiwan, at an elevation of about 1,400 m.
Palaeophanes brevispina is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is only known from Brunei.
Cnissostages oleagina is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae family. It has a wide range in the Neotropical Region from Sinaloa, Mexico to southern Brazil and Paraguay.
Cnissostages mastictor is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is found from Costa Rica to Peru.
Dysoptus pseudargus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the lowland Amazonian Region of southern Peru.
Dysoptus prolatus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the type locality and mostly from primary forests of La Selva, Costa Rica.
Dysoptus sparsimaculatus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from three montane sites in northern Venezuela.
Dysoptus anachoreta is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the type locality, Sierra del Libano, a dense subtropical forest and a spur of the Cuchilla San Lorenzo on the south-western Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Magdalena Province of Colombia.
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 probata is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the type locality in south-western Guatemala.
Dysoptus pentalobus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the type locality in the Atlantic coastal forests of south-eastern Brazil.
Dysoptus avittus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the type locality in southern Brazil.
Dysoptus acuminatus is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is known only from the type locality in southern Venezuela, but it almost certainly will be found elsewhere in the lowland Amazon rainforest.
Arrhenophanes perspicilla is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It occurs throughout much of the lowland Neotropical Region from the state of Veracruz in Mexico to Misiones in Argentina and Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. It is absent from the West Indies.