Pseudopostega spatulata
| Pseudopostega spatulata | |
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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. spatulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopostega spatulata D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007
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Pseudopostega spatulata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from the La Selva Biological Station, a lowland rainforest area in north-eastern Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 2–2.4 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults have been collected in February and September.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the Latin spatha (a broad paddle) in reference to the broad, spatulate apex of the gnathal lobe in the male genitalia.
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