Palaeophanes lativalva
Encyclopedia
Palaeophanes lativalva is a species of moth
in the Arrhenophanidae
family. It is only known from the type locality, which is situated in a wet forested area in the central mountain range of Taiwan
, at an elevation of about 1,400 m.
The length of the forewings is 4.7-5 mm for males.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae
Arrhenophanidae is a family of moths in the Lepidoptera order.-Genera:* Arrhenophanes* Cnissostages* Dysoptus* Notiophanes* Palaeophanes...
family. It is only known from the type locality, which is situated in a wet forested area in the central mountain range of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, at an elevation of about 1,400 m.
The length of the forewings is 4.7-5 mm for males.