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Pseudopostega obtusa
Pseudopostega obtusa is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis and Jonas R. Stonis, 2007. It is known from northern Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is about 3.4 mm. Adults have been recorded in January.
From the article Pseudopostega obtusa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The species name is derived from the Latin obtusus (meaning blunt, dull), in reference to the short, blunt apex of the male gnathos.
== 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 1114763.