Pseudopostega ecuadoriana

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

Short description: Species of moth

Pseudopostega ecuadoriana is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007.^[1] It is known from an Amazonian premontane rainforest in east-central Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is about 3.3 mm. Adults have been recorded in January.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the country of origin, Ecuador.

References

↑ "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/7184/1/SCTZ-0625-Lo_res.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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[1] "A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)" (PDF). http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/7184/1/SCTZ-0625-Lo_res.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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Pseudopostega ecuadoriana

Topic: Biology

Etymology

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