Pseudopostega tenuifurcata

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Pseudopostega tenuifurcata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. tenuifurcata
Binomial name
Pseudopostega tenuifurcata
D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007

Pseudopostega tenuifurcata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.[1] It is known from a lowland rainforest area in north-eastern Costa Rica

The length of the forewings is 2.3–2.5 mm. Adults have been recorded from January to May.

Etymology[]

The species name is derived from the Latin tenuis (meaning thin, slender) and furcatus (meaning forked) in reference to the diagnostic attenuated, furcate structure of the caudal lobe of the male gnathos.

References[]

  1. ^ "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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