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Neopostega distola

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

Neopostega distola is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from south-western Brazil and northern Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.5 mm. Adults are almost entirely white. Adults are on wing in November.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Greek distolos (in pairs, double) in reference to the paired, elongate cornuti in the male aedoeagus.[1]

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