Pseudopostega crassifurcata

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

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

The length of the forewings is about 2.5 mm. Adults have been recorded in July.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin crassus (meaning thick, fat, stout) and furcatus (meaning forked) in reference to the unusually stout form of the furcate apex of the male gnathos.

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