Pseudopostega trinidadensis

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Pseudopostega trinidadensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. trinidadensis
Binomial name
Pseudopostega trinidadensis
(Busck, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Opostega trinidadensisBusck, 1910

Pseudopostega trinidadensis is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910. [1] As suggested by its specific epithet, it is known from Trinidad.

The length of the forewings is 4.3 to 4.8 millimetres (0.17 to 0.19 in). Adults have been recorded in June.

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