Dysoptus avittus
| Dysoptus avittus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arrhenophanidae |
| Genus: | Dysoptus |
| Species: | D. avittus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysoptus avittus Davis, 2003 | |
Dysoptus avittus is a species of moth in the Arrhenophanidae family. It is known only from the type locality in southern Brazil.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males. Adults are on wing in October (based on one record).
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin a (not, without), added to the male morphological structure vitta (ribbon, band), in reference to a principal apomorphy of this species, the absence of an extruded vesica or vitta (sensu Philpott, 1928).