''Apophatus bifibratus'' is a

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of the family

Palaephatidae Palaephatoidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Lepidoptera with a single family, Palaephatidae with seven known genera. These "Gondwanaland moths" exhibit a disjunct distribution occurring mainly in South America (Davis, 1986), with fou ...

. It was described by

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in 1986."A New Family of Monotrysian Moths from Austral South America (Lepidoptera: Palaephatidae), with a Phylogenetic Review of the Monotrysia"
by Donald R. Davis. It is found in the temperate Valdivian forests of southern

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and

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. The length of the forewings is 5–5.2 mm for males and 5.3–5.5 mm for females. Adults have dark fuscous to light brown forewings reflecting a slight purplish to golden luster, variably marked with streaks and small patches of pale cream to white scales. They are on wing in December in one generation per year.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin ''bi'' (meaning two or double) and ''fibra'' (meaning filament) and refers to the two filamentous appendages arising from the aedeagus.

References

Moths described in 1986 Palaephatidae Taxa named by Donald R. Davis (entomologist) {{Palaephatoidea-stub