Paralopostega

Paralopostega
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Opostegidae
Subfamily:	Opostegoidinae
Genus:	Paralopostega D.R. Davis, 1989
Type species
Opostega callosa Swezey, 1921

Paralopostega is a genus of moths of the family Opostegidae.

Etymology[]

The generic name is derived from the Greek paralos (near the sea) prefixed to the generic stem opostega, in reference to the oceanic distribution of this group. It is feminine in gender.

Species[]

• Paralopostega callosa (Swezey, 1921)
• Paralopostega dives (Walsingham, 1907)
• Paralopostega filiforma (Swezey, 1921)
• Paralopostega maculata (Walsingham, 1907)
• Paralopostega peleana (Swezey, 1921)
• Paralopostega serpentina (Swezey, 1921)

External links[]

• Generic Revision of the Opostegidae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the World's Species (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)