Pseudopostega cretea is a species of moth in the family Opostegidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is known from the eastern half of North America from southern Canada (including Ontario) south to northern Florida, west to south-eastern British Columbia and Texas.

Pseudopostega cretea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. cretea
Binomial name
Pseudopostega cretea
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Opostega cretea Meyrick, 1920

The length of the forewings is 3.9–4.6 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to July (with one early August record) in the southern United States and from June to August across the northern part of its broad range.

The Moth has been observed in a variety of habitats from deciduous forest to open sand savanna.

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