Eosopostega issikii
| Eosopostega issikii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Eosopostega |
| Species: | E. issikii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eosopostega issikii D.R. Davis, 1988
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Eosopostega issikii is a species of moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from the Izu Peninsula in south-central Honshu and from Kagoshima at the south-western tip of Kyushu.
The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm for males. Adults are on wing in June in one generation.
Etymology[]
The species is named in honor of the late Professor Syuti Issiki, an eminent Japanese microlepidopterist and teacher who collected the holotype shortly before his death.
External links[]
Categories:
- Opostegidae
- Moths of Japan
- Moths described in 1988
- Opostegidae stubs