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Opostegoides menthinella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Opostegidae

Scientific name
  
Opostegoides menthinella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Opostegoides

Rank
  
Species

Opostegoides menthinella is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described from Corsica, and is also known from Spain, mainland France, Sardinia, Greece and Tunisia. It has been recorded from Portugal for the first time in 2010.

The larvae possibly feed on Cistus species.

References

Opostegoides menthinella Wikipedia