Pseudopostega truncata

Pseudopostega truncata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is only known from central Brazil.

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

The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm. Adults are mostly white with almost entirely white forewings. Adults have been collected in December and January.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin truncus (cut off) in reference to the truncate apex of the caudal lobe of the male gnathos.


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