Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Opostegidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pseudopostega | |
Scientific name Pseudopostega tenuifurcata | ||
Pseudopostega tenuifurcata is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from a lowland rainforest area in north-eastern Costa Rica
The length of the forewings is 2.3–2.5 mm. Adults have been recorded from January to May.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin tenuis (meaning thin, slender) and furcatus (meaning forked) in reference to the diagnostic attenuated, furcate structure of the caudal lobe of the male gnathos.
References
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