Neopostega longispina

Neopostega longispina is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from lowland Amazonian rainforest in southern Venezuela near the Brazilian border.

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

The length of the forewings is 2.8–3 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults are on wing in February.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin longus (long) and spina (thorn) in reference to the characteristic long, spinose cornutus present in the male aedoeagus of this insect.


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