Pseudopostega crepusculella
Pseudopostega crepusculella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is found in Europe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopostega |
| Species: | P. crepusculella |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopostega crepusculella (Zeller, 1839) | |
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The wingspan is 7–10.5 mm. The forewings are white with an oblique rather dark fuscous streak from middle of costa, and another from middle of dorsum. A fuscous ill-defined subapical fascia is followed by two darker costal strigulae and there is a minute black apical dot. Hindwings fuscous.[1] The moths fly from June to July depending on the location.
References
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
- Ian Kimber (1998). "Pseudopostega crepusculella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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