Dysoptus prolatus
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Dysoptus prolatus 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 is known only from the type locality and mostly from primary forests of La Selva, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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The length of the forewings is 4-5.2 mm for males and about 7.8 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, February, June, July and September.

The larvae feed on Phellinus gilvus
Phellinus gilvus
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. They construct a Larval Case with a length of up to 17 mm and a maximum diameter of 2.2 mm. It is a firm, thin walled, cylindrical, dark gray tube irregularly covered with minute plant fragments.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin prolatus (extended, elongated), in reference to the greatly elongated saccus in the male genitalia of this species.

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