Dysoptus pseudargus

Dysoptus pseudargus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arrhenophanidae
Genus: Dysoptus
Species: D. pseudargus
Binomial name
Dysoptus pseudargus
Davis, 2003

Dysoptus pseudargus is a species of moth in the Arrhenophanidae family. It is known only from the lowland Amazonian Region of southern Peru.

The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm for males. Adults are on wing from September to November.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Greek pseudos (fallacy, lie) and argos (white), in reference to the superficial similarity of this species to the more apomorphic Dysoptus argus.

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