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.
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Scientific classification | |
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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The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. Adults are almost entirely white. Adults are on wing in January
Etymology
editThe 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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