Pseudopostega lateriplicata
| Pseudopostega lateriplicata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopostega |
| Species: | P. lateriplicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopostega lateriplicata D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007
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Pseudopostega lateriplicata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is only known from the La Selva Biological Reserve, a lowland rainforest area in north-eastern Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is about 1.9 mm. Adults are mostly white with white forewing marked with a small, pale brown, dorsal spot just below middle of dorsal margin. Adults have been collected in March.
Etymology[]
The species name is derived from the Latin lateris (side) and plica (fold) in reference to the prominent, lateral folds on the male gnathos.
External links[]
Categories:
- Opostegidae
- Moths described in 2007
- Opostegidae stubs