moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Palaephatidae
Palaephatoidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Lepidoptera with a single family, Palaephatidae with seven known genera. These "Gondwanaland moths" exhibit a disjunct distribution occurring mainly in South America (Davis, 1986), with fo ...
. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.
Species
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Metaphatus spatulatus
''Metaphatus spatulatus'' is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.Metaphatus ochraceus
''Metaphatus ochraceus'' is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.Metaphatus ichnius
''Metaphatus ichnius'' is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.Metaphatus cirrhus
''Metaphatus cirrhus'' is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.Metaphatus sinuatus
''Metaphatus sinuatus'' is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.Metaphatus adustus
''Metaphatus adustus'' is a moth of the family Palaephatidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1986.Palaephatidae
Monotrysia genera
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