Pseudopostega fumida

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

Pseudopostega fumida is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is only known from secondary, tropical forest in central Belize.

The length of the forewings is about 2.1 mm. Adults are glossy gray with a largely white head. Adults have been collected in April.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin fumida (smoked-colored, darkened), as suggested by the unusual dark color of the moth.

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