Pseudopostega protomochla

Pseudopostega protomochla is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.[1] It is known from north-central Argentina and the state of Minas Gerais in southern Brazil.

Pseudopostega protomochla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. protomochla
Binomial name
Pseudopostega protomochla
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Opostega protomochla Meyrick, 1935

The length of the forewings is 3.5–5 mm. Adults have been recorded from November to February in Argentina and in October in Brazil.

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