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Pseudopostega triangularis

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Pseudopostega triangularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. triangularis
Binomial name
Pseudopostega triangularis
D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007

Pseudopostega triangularis is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It known only from the type locality, in the north-central forests of Argentina.

The length of the forewings is about 2.6 mm. Adults are on wing in November.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin triangulus (having three angles) in reference to the general triangular shape of the male gnathos.

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