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Pseudopostega brevivalva

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Opostegidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pseudopostega

Pseudopostega brevivalva is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is about 2–2.8 mm. Adults have been recorded in February, April and July.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin brevis (meaning short) and valva (meaning leaf of a folding door), in reference to the unusually short length of the male valvae.

References

Pseudopostega brevivalva Wikipedia