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Pseudopostega monstruosa

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Pseudopostega monstruosa
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P. monstruosa
Binomial name
Pseudopostega monstruosa
D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007

Pseudopostega monstruosa is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is only known from Amazonian premontane rainforest in east-central Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults have been collected in January.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin monstruosa (weird, unusual, prodigious, frightening) in reference to the unusually large pedicel and large, wrinkled gnathos in the male genitalia.