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Pseudopostega chalcopepla

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Species of moth

Pseudopostega chalcopepla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species: P. chalcopepla
Binomial name
Pseudopostega chalcopepla
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Opostega chalcopepla Walsingham, 1908
  • Opostega rosmarinella (unavailable name)

Pseudopostega chalcopepla is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known from southern France, Monaco and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as Morocco and Tunisia. It is only found in the coastal region.

The wingspan is 10.5–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae possibly feed on Rosmarinus species.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Annotated catalogue of the Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
Taxon identifiers
Pseudopostega chalcopepla


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