Pseudopostega longipedicella

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

Pseudopostega longipedicella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. [1] It is known from Puntarenas in Costa Rica and the Canal Zone in Panama.

The length of the forewings is 2.3–3.7 mm. Adults have been recorded in April.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin longus (meaning long) and pedicellus (meaning small, slender stalk) in reference to the extremely long pedicel of the male valva.

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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.