Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Opostegidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pseudopostega | |
Scientific name Pseudopostega lateriplicata | ||
Pseudopostega lateriplicata is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is only known from the La Selva Biological Reserve, a lowland rainforest area in north-eastern Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is about 1.9 mm. Adults are mostly white with white forewing marked with a small, pale brown, dorsal spot just below middle of dorsal margin. Adults have been collected in March.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin lateris (side) and plica (fold) in reference to the prominent, lateral folds on the male gnathos.
References
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