Pseudopostega plicatella
Appearance
Pseudopostega plicatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Opostegidae |
Genus: | Pseudopostega |
Species: | P. plicatella
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Binomial name | |
Pseudopostega plicatella D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007
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Pseudopostega plicatella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.[1] It is known from Pará in north-eastern Brazil and east-central Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is 2.5–3.2 mm. Adults have been recorded in January.
References
[edit]- ^ "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.