Pseudopostega ferruginea

Species of moth

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

Pseudopostega ferruginea is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is endemic to the West Indies, where it has been found in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas.

The length of the forewings is 2.1–2.9 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults have been collected in March and July.

  • A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
Taxon identifiers
Pseudopostega ferruginea
  • Wikidata: Q7255381
  • Wikispecies: Pseudopostega ferruginea
  • CoL: 4P8R3
  • GBIF: 8814605
  • iNaturalist: 1114730
  • LepIndex: 2298164
  • Open Tree of Life: 7724534


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