Neopostega petila
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2024) |
| Neopostega petila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Neopostega |
| Species: | N. petila
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| Binomial name | |
| Neopostega petila D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007[1]
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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 mostly white. Adults are probably on wing year round and have been collected in February, April, July and October.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the Latin petilus (thin, slender) in reference to the unusually slender form of the male valvae, socii, and exogenous cornuti.
References[edit]
- ^ 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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