''Palaephatus'' is a genus of
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 ...
.
Species
*Subgenus ''Prophatus''
Davis, 1986
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Palaephatus albicerus''
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Palaephatus amplisaccus''
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Palaephatus dimorphus''
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Palaephatus fusciterminus''
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Palaephatus latus''
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Palaephatus leucacrotus''
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Palaephatus nielseni''
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Palaephatus spinosus''
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Palaephatus striatus''
*Subgenus ''Palaephatus''
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Palaephatus albiterminus''
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Palaephatus falsus''
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Palaephatus luteolus''
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Palaephatus pallidus''
References
Palaephatidae
Monotrysia genera
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