Metaphatus sinuatus

Metaphatus sinuatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Palaephatidae
Genus:	Metaphatus
Species:	M. sinuatus
Binomial name
	Metaphatus sinuatus; Davis, 1986

Metaphatus sinuatus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.^[1] It is known from one location in central Chile.

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. Adults have light brown forewings. They are on wing in November, probably in one generation per year.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin sinuatus (meaning bend or curve) and refers to the sinuate apex of the lateral anellar arms in the male.

References

^ ^a ^b "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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[Davis,_1986-1] "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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