Pseudopostega conicula
| Pseudopostega conicula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopostega |
| Species: | P. conicula
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopostega conicula D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007
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Pseudopostega conicula is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It known only from the Guanacaste Province in north-western Costa Rica in lowland, seasonal dry forests.
The length of the forewings is 2.3–2.6 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.
Etymology[]
The specific name is derived from the Latin coniculus (meaning cone-like, conical) in reference to the conical elongation of the male gnathos.
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Categories:
- Opostegidae
- Moths described in 2007
- Opostegidae stubs