Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Opostegidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pseudopostega | |
Scientific name Pseudopostega crassifurcata | ||
Pseudopostega crassifurcata is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from the Sierra Maestra of south-eastern Cuba.
The length of the forewings is about 2.5 mm. Adults have been recorded in July.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin crassus (meaning thick, fat, stout) and furcatus (meaning forked) in reference to the unusually stout form of the furcate apex of the male gnathos.
References
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