Neopostega distola
Neopostega distola | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Opostegidae |
Genus: | Neopostega |
Species: | N. distola
|
Binomial name | |
Neopostega distola D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007
|
Neopostega distola is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from south-western Brazil and northern Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.5 mm. Adults are almost entirely white. Adults are on wing in November.
Etymology[]
The species name is derived from the Greek distolos (in pairs, double) in reference to the paired, elongate cornuti in the male aedoeagus.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- Opostegidae
- Moths described in 2007
- Opostegidae stubs