Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Opostegidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neopostega | |
Neopostega asymmetra is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is known only from the type locality, in the Atlantic coastal forest in southern Brazil.
The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. Adults are almost entirely white. Adults are on wing in January
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Greek asymmetros (without symmetry) in reference to the asymmetrical structure of the juxta in the male genitalia.
References
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