Dysoptus tantalota
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Dysoptus tantalota is a species of moth
in the Arrhenophanidae
family. It probably occurs widely through the lowland rain forests of Amazonia. Currently it is known only from Guyana
and southern Venezuela
.
The length of the forewings is 4.1-6 mm for males. Adults are on wing from February to early March..
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae is a family of moths in the Lepidoptera order.-Genera:* Arrhenophanes* Cnissostages* Dysoptus* Notiophanes* Palaeophanes...
family. It probably occurs widely through the lowland rain forests of Amazonia. Currently it is known only from Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
and southern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
The length of the forewings is 4.1-6 mm for males. Adults are on wing from February to early March..