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Acalyptris amazonius

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Acalyptris amazonius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species:
A. amazonius
Binomial name
Acalyptris amazonius
Puplesis & Diškus, 2002

Acalyptris amazonius is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in lowland Amazon rainforest in Ecuador.

The wingspan is 3.4-3.5 mm for males and about 3.7 mm for females. Adults have been collected in January.

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