Pseudopostega lateriplicata

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.

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

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.


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