Palaephatus leucacrotus
| Palaephatus leucacrotus | |
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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. leucacrotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Palaephatus leucacrotus Davis, 1986
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Palaephatus leucacrotus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It is found in the wetter areas of the Valdivian forest region of south-central Chile.
The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females. They are on wing from October to December in one generation per year.[1]