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Eosopostega issikii

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Eosopostega issikii
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E. issikii
Binomial name
Eosopostega issikii
D.R. Davis, 1988

Eosopostega issikii is a species of moth of the Opostegidae family. It is known only from the Izu Peninsula in south-central Honshu and from Kagoshima at the south-western tip of Kyushu.

The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm for males. Adults are on wing in June in one generation.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of the late Professor Syuti Issiki, an eminent Japanese microlepidopterist and teacher who collected the holotype shortly before his death.