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Pseudopostega mexicana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Opostegidae

Scientific name
  
Pseudopostega mexicana

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pseudopostega

Rank
  
Species

Pseudopostega mexicana is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Andrius Remeikis and Jonas R. Stonis in 2009. It is known from the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

The wingspan is 4–4.3 mm for males. Adults have been recorded in November.

Etymology

The species name refers to the country from which the type series originated.

References

Pseudopostega mexicana Wikipedia