Pseudopostega ecuadoriana

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Pseudopostega ecuadoriana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. ecuadoriana
Binomial name
Pseudopostega ecuadoriana
D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007

Pseudopostega ecuadoriana is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. [1] It is known from an Amazonian premontane rainforest in east-central Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is about 3.3 mm. Adults have been recorded in January.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the country of origin, Ecuador.

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References

  1. "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.