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Pseudopostega adusta

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Species of moth

Pseudopostega adusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species: P. adusta
Binomial name
Pseudopostega adusta
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Opostega adusta Walsingham, 1897

Pseudopostega adusta is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1897. It is known from the West Indies, from Cuba east to Dominica, south to Belize and Ecuador. It is also known from Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 2.1–2.8 mm. Adults have been recorded in January, March to April and June.

References

  1. Generic Revision of the Opostegidae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the World's Species (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
Taxon identifiers
Pseudopostega adusta


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