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Pseudopostega serrata

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

Pseudopostega serrata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is widespread in Costa Rica up to elevations of 1,520 meters. It has also been recorded from Ecuador and southern Panama.

The length of the forewings is 2.3–3.4 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults are on wing through much of the year in Costa Rica, with known records from January, March, April, May and from July to September. There is one record for January in Ecuador and March in Panama.

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