Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acalyptris | |
Acalyptris lascuevella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is probably widely distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of Central America. Currently, it is known from Belize (the Maya Mountains) and Mexico (the Pacific Coast in the Oaxaca region).
The habitat consists of secondary and tropical forests.
The wingspan is about 3.4 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December in Mexico and in April in Belize.
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