Pseudopostega gracilis

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

Pseudopostega gracilis is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is only known from primary rainforest in north-eastern French Guiana.

The length of the forewings is 2.3-2.5 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults have been collected in January.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin gracilis (slender) in reference to the extremely slender caudal process of the male gnathos.

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