| Opostegoides menthinella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Opostegoides |
| Species: | O. menthinella |
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| Opostegoides menthinella (Mann, 1855) | |
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Opostegoides menthinella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described from Corsica, and is also known from Spain, mainland France, Sardinia, Greece and Tunisia. It has been recorded from Portugal for the first time in 2010.
The larvae possibly feed on Cistus species.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Annotated catalogue of the Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
- Image at Flickr
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| Opostegoides menthinella | |
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