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Neopostega distola

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Species of moth

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

Neopostega distola is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from south-western Brazil and northern Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.5 mm. Adults are almost entirely white. Adults are on wing in November.

References

  1. A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
Taxon identifiers
Neopostega distola


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