Pseudopostega elachista | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Opostegidae |
Genus: | Pseudopostega |
Species: | P. elachista |
Binomial name | |
Pseudopostega elachista (Walsingham, 1914) | |
Synonyms | |
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Pseudopostega elachista is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1914. [1] It is known from Guerrero, Mexico.
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Opostegidae or "white eyecap moths" is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera that is characterised by particularly large eyecaps over the compound eyes. Opostegidae are most diverse in the New World tropics.
Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham of Merton Hall, Norfolk was an English politician and amateur entomologist.
The length of the forewings is about 4.4 mm (0.17 in). Adults have been recorded in September.
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes. These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm in the case of the European pigmy sorrel moth, but more usually 3.5–10 mm. The wings of adult moths are narrow and lanceolate, sometimes with metallic markings, and with the venation very simplified compared to most other moths.
Pseudopostega floridensis is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is only known from southern Florida, United States.
Opostega afghani is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1989. It is known from Afghanistan.
Pseudopostega acidata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is known from the Rio Grand Valley of southern Texas and southern Ecuador.
Pseudopostega congruens is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1914. It is known from Guerrero, Mexico.
Pseudopostega cretea is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is known from the eastern half of North America from southern Canada south to northern Florida, west to south-eastern British Columbia and Texas.
Pseudopostega paromias is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is known from Matucana, Peru.
Pseudopostega quadristrigella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Frey and Boll in 1876. It is known from Maine west to South Dakota and south to Texas.
Pseudopostega trinidadensis is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. As suggested by its specific epithet, it is known from Trinidad.
Pseudopostega beckeri is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from the states of Goias, Minas Gerais and Parana in south-central Brazil.
Pseudopostega bicornuta is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from southern Mexico.
Pseudopostega caulifurcata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from south-western Brazil.
Pseudopostega divaricata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from northern Argentina.
Pseudopostega longifurcata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from Jamaica and Ecuador.
Pseudopostega obtusa is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from northern Ecuador.
Pseudopostega parakempella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from southern Florida and the Oaxaca Region in Mexico.
Pseudopostega resimafurcata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from south-eastern Brazil.
Pseudopostega suffuscula is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from the provinces of Salta and Tucumán in northern Argentina.
Pseudopostega mexicana is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Andrius Remeikis and Jonas R. Stonis in 2009. It is known from the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
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