Neopostega asymmetra

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Neopostega asymmetra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Neopostega
Species:
N. asymmetra
Binomial name
Neopostega asymmetra
D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007

Neopostega asymmetra is a

Atlantic coastal forest in southern Brazil
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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

The 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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