Neopostega petila

Neopostega petila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Neopostega
Species:
N. petila
Binomial name
Neopostega petila
D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007[1]

Neopostega petila is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from a lowland rainforest in north-eastern Costa Rica.[1]

The length of the forewings is 2.3–2.6 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round and have been collected in February, April, July and October.

References

  1. ^ a b Stonis, Jonas R.; Remeikis, Andrius; Diškus, Arūnas; Vargas, Sergio A.; Solis, M. Alma (23 October 2020). "Opostegidae (Lepidoptera) of the Americas: Updated Catalog, Diagnostics, and New Species Descriptions" (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122 (4). doi:10.4289/0013-8797.122.4.929.


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