Palaeophanes brevispina
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Palaeophanes brevispina is a species of moth
in the Arrhenophanidae
family. It is only known from Brunei
.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males.
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 is only known from Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
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The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males.