Pseudopostega resimafurcata

Pseudopostega resimafurcata 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 Brazil.

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

The length of the forewings is about 4.1 mm. Adults have been recorded in October.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin resimus (meaning turned up, bent back) and furcatus (meaning forked) in reference to the dorsally curved, furcate apex of the male gnathos.

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