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Palaeophanes brevispina

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Palaeophanes brevispina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Palaeophanes
Species:
P. brevispina
Binomial name
Palaeophanes brevispina
Davis, 2003

Palaeophanes brevispina is a species of moth in the family Arrhenophanidae. It is only known from Brunei.

The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males.

Etymology

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The specific epithet is said to derived from the Latin brevi (short) and spina (thorn), in reference to the diagnostic short, subapical spine on the male valva. The proper word in classical Latin for "short" is however brevis (masculine/feminine) or breve (neuter).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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