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Pseudopostega colognatha
Pseudopostega colognatha is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from Puerto Rico.
The length of the forewings is 1.8–2.1 mm. Adults have been recorded in August.
From the article Pseudopostega colognatha on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The species name is derived from the Greek kolos (meaning shortened, stunted) and gnathos (meaning jaw), in reference to the short, blunt apex of the gnathos as viewed ventrally.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1114743.