Pseudopostega albogaleriella

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Pseudopostega albogaleriella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is widely distributed through eastern North America from Nova Scotia to central Florida and south-eastern Texas and in the south-western United States through areas of California and Arizona.

Pseudopostega albogaleriella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species:
P. albogaleriella
Binomial name
Pseudopostega albogaleriella
(Clemens, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Opostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862
  • Opostega albogalleriella
  • Pseudopostega albogalleriella
  • Opostega napaeella Clemens, 1872
  • Opostega nonstrigella Chambers, 1881
  • Pseudopostega nonstrigella
  • Opostega bistrigulella Braun, 1918
  • Pseudopostega bistrigulella

The length of the forewings varies from 3 to 5.3 mm and occasionally even to 6 mm.

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