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Opostegoides malaysiensis

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Opostegoides malaysiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Opostegoides
Species:
O. malaysiensis
Binomial name
Opostegoides malaysiensis
D.R. Davis, 1989

Opostegoides malaysiensis is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1989.[1] It is known from western Malaysia.

The length of forewings is about 2.7 mm. Adults have been recorded in late August. There is one generation per year.

Etymology[edit]

The species name is derived from the country of origin (Malaysia) plus the Latin suffix ensis (denoting place, locality).

References[edit]

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


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