Neopostega asymmetra
| Neopostega asymmetra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Neopostega |
| Species: | N. asymmetra
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| Binomial name | |
| Neopostega asymmetra D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007
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Neopostega asymmetra is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from the type locality, in the Atlantic coastal forest in southern Brazil.
The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. Adults are almost entirely white. Adults are on wing in January
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the Greek asymmetros (without symmetry) in reference to the asymmetrical structure of the juxta in the male genitalia.
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