Pseudopostega ferruginea

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

Pseudopostega ferruginea is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is endemic to the West Indies, where it has been found in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas.

The length of the forewings is 2.1-2.9 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults have been collected in March and July.


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