Pseudopostega concava

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

Pseudopostega concava is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.[1] It is known from a seasonally dry forest area in northeastern Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 2.8–3.7 mm. Adults have been recorded in August.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin concavus (meaning arched inward, concave) in reference to the broadly concave anterior margin of the male vinculum.

References

  1. "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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