Pseudopostega crepusculella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopostega |
| Species: | P. crepusculella
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopostega crepusculella (Zeller, 1839)
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Pseudopostega crepusculella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 7–10.5 mm. A snow-white moth, the forewing has a V-shaped, light brown transverse band slightly outside the middle and two brown transverse bands at the tip, where there is also a small, black spot. The first joint of the antennae is greatly expanded and forms a white "eyelid" over the facets, otherwise the antennae are brownish and about 4/5 as long as the forewing. The head, forebody and forewing are white, the hind body greyish-brown, the hind wing light brown. Meyrick-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.
It is believed that the larvae feed on Mentha species.[2]
References
[edit]Content in this edit is translated from the existing Norwegian Wikipedia article at no:Pseudopostega crepusculella; see its history for attribution.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Ian Kimber (1998). "Pseudopostega crepusculella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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