Biology:Pseudopostega albogaleriella

Short description: Species of moth

Pseudopostega albogaleriella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Opostegidae
Genus:	Pseudopostega
Species:	P. albogaleriella
Binomial name
Pseudopostega albogaleriella (Clemens, 1862)
Synonyms
Opostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862 Opostega albogalleriella Pseudopostega albogalleriella Opostega napaeella Clemens, 1872 Opostega nonstrigella Chambers, 1881 Pseudopostega nonstrigella Opostega bistrigulella Braun, 1918 Pseudopostega bistrigulella

Pseudopostega albogaleriella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is widely distributed through eastern North America from Nova Scotia to central Florida and south-eastern Texas and in the south-western United States through areas of California and Arizona.

The length of the forewings varies from 3 to 5.3 mm and occasionally even to 6 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults are encountered primarily during June and July into early August over the northern part of their range. Possibly two generations occur through the southern part of the United States, with adults appearing from February to June and from August to as late as October.

External links

• A Revision of the New World Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)

Wikidata ☰ Q7255339 entry