Plesiophatus

Plesiophatus inarmigerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Palaephatidae
Genus:	Plesiophatus; Davis, 1986
Species:	P. inarmigerus
Binomial name
	Plesiophatus inarmigerus; Davis, 1986

Plesiophatus inarmigerus is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.^[1] It is found in the Andean lake region of Argentina and a somewhat disjunct site near the Chilean coast.

The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males and 6-6.5 mm for females. Adults have dark fuscous forewings and light gray hindwings. They are on wing in February in one generation per year.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin inarmiger (meaning unarmed) and refers to the relatively simple male genitalia.

References

^ ^a ^b "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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[Davis,_1986-1] "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia" by Donald R. Davis.

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