Dysoptus fasciatus
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Dysoptus fasciatus is a species of moth
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 probably has a wide distribution in the lowland rain forests of Amazonia. Currently it has been collected only at the type locality in southern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 and possibly in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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The length of the forewings is about 4.1 mm for males and about 9.1 for females. Adults are on wing in early February.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin fasciatus (banded), in reference to the distinctive banding present on the forewing and hindwing.

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