Pseudopostega plicatella

Pseudopostega plicatella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.[1] It is known from Pará in north-eastern Brazil and east-central Ecuador.

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

The length of the forewings is 2.5–3.2 mm. Adults have been recorded in January.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin plico (meaning fold) added to the diminutive suffix ella (meaning little) in reference to the small, median fold at the anterior margin of the male gnathos.

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