Neopostega distola

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Neopostega distola
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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. [1]

References

  1. "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-09-21.