Pseudopostega clavata

Pseudopostega clavata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.[1] It is known from south-eastern Puerto Rico.

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

The length of the forewings is 2.2–2.6 mm. Adults have been recorded in August.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin clavatus (meaning clubbed), in reference to the diagnostic, clavate shape of the apex of the greatly enlarged basal fold of the male gnathos.

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