Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Opostegidae Scientific name Neopostega longispina | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neopostega Rank Species | |
Neopostega longispina is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is known only from lowland Amazonian rainforest in southern Venezuela near the Brazilian border.
The length of the forewings is 2.8-3 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults are on wing in February.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin longus (long) and spina (thorn) in reference to the characteristic long, spinose cornutus present in the male aedoeagus of this insect.
References
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