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Sesommata trachyptera

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Sesommata trachyptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Palaephatidae
Genus: Sesommata
Species:
S. trachyptera
Binomial name
Sesommata trachyptera
Davis, 1986

Sesommata trachyptera is a moth of the family Palaephatidae, found in the Valdivian forest region. It was described by Davis in 1986.[1]

Adults are on wing from November to March, probably univoltine.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Davis, Donald R. (1986). "A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 434: 72–75. hdl:10088/5497.