Pseudopostega attenuata
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| Pseudopostega attenuata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopostega |
| Species: | P. attenuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopostega attenuata | |
Pseudopostega attenuata is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is probably a rather widespread species in the South American lowland tropics. The species is known from Costa Rica, north-western Brazil and south-western Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is 1.8–2.2 mm. Adults have been found from February to June in Costa Rica and Brazil and in January in Ecuador.