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Eosopostega

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Eosopostega
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Subfamily: Opostegoidinae
Genus: Eosopostega
D.R. Davis, 1988

Eosopostega is a genus of moths of the family Opostegidae.

Species

Etymology

The generic name originates from the Greek eos (dawn, east) prefixed to the generic stem Opostega, in reference to the extreme eastern palearctic distribution of this taxon. It is feminine in gender.