Pseudopostega abrupta

Pseudopostega abrupta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species: P. abrupta
Binomial name
Pseudopostega abrupta
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Opostega abrupta Walsingham, 1897

Pseudopostega abrupta is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is endemic to the West Indies, where it has been found on Guana Island and St. Thomas.

The length of the forewings is 2.5-3 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults have been collected in March, July, October and November.

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