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Pseudopostega kempella

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Pseudopostega kempella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. kempella
Binomial name
Pseudopostega kempella
(Eyer, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Opostega kempella Eyer, 1967

Pseudopostega kempella is a small, white moth of the family Opostegidae. The top of its forewings are each marked with a small, brown spot. It known only from the type locality of Key Largo in southern Florida.

The length of the forewings is 1.8–2.5 mm. Adults are on wing in October and November.

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