Pseudopostega adusta is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1897.[1] It is known from the West Indies, from Cuba east to Dominica, south to Belize and Ecuador. It is also known from Costa Rica.

Pseudopostega adusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. adusta
Binomial name
Pseudopostega adusta
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Opostega adusta Walsingham, 1897

The length of the forewings is 2.1–2.8 mm. Adults have been recorded in January, March to April and June.

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