Pseudopostega duplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. duplicata
Binomial name
Pseudopostega duplicata
D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007

Pseudopostega duplicata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.[1] It is known from Costa Rica and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

The length of the forewings is 2–2.8 mm. Adults have been recorded almost throughout the year in Costa Rica and in April and July in the British Virgin Islands.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin duplicatus (meaning repeat, double), in reference to the characteristic dual lobes of the male gnathos.

References

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


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