Opostega
Encyclopedia
Opostega is a genus of moth
s of the Opostegidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Opostegidae
Opostegidae
Opostegidae or "white eyecap moths" is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order that is characterised by particularly large eyecaps over the compound eyes...
family.
Species
- Opostega afghaniOpostega afghaniOpostega afghani is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1989. It is known from Afghanistan.The length of the forewings is 3.8-4.2 mm. Adults have been recorded from mid May to mid June. There is one generation per year.-Etymology:The species name is from the...
D.R. Davis, 1989 - Opostega amphimitraOpostega amphimitraOpostega amphimitra is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is known from the area of the former Transvaal Province in South Africa.Adults have been recorded from December to February....
Meyrick, 1913 - Opostega angulataOpostega angulataOpostega angulata is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Gerasimov in 1930. It is known from Uzbekistan.Adults have been recorded in April, June, July and August....
Gerasimov, 1930 - Opostega argentellaOpostega argentellaOpostega argentella is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Bradley in 1957. It is known from the Solomon Islands.Adults have been recorded in November....
Bradley, 1957 - Opostega arthrotaOpostega arthrotaOpostega arthrota is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is known from Queensland in Australia.Adults have been recorded in October....
Meyrick, 1915 - Opostega atypaOpostega atypaOpostega atypa is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Turner in 1923. It is known from Queensland in Australia.Adults have been recorded in July....
Turner, 1923 - Opostega basilissaOpostega basilissaOpostega basilissa is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893. It is known from Western Australia.Adults have been recorded in October and November....
Meyrick, 1893 - Opostega bimaculatella Rothschild, 1912
- Opostega brithysOpostega brithysOpostega brithys is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Turner in 1923. It is known from Queensland in Australia....
Turner, 1923 - Opostega chalcophyllaOpostega chalcophyllaOpostega chalcophylla is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is known from Assam in India.Adults have been recorded in September....
Meyrick, 1910 - Opostega chalcoplethesOpostega chalcoplethesOpostega chalcoplethes is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Turner in 1923. It is known from Western Australia....
Turner, 1923 - Opostega chaliniasOpostega chaliniasOpostega chalinias is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893. It is known from Tasmania in Australia.Adults have been recorded in January....
Meyrick, 1893 - Opostega chordactaOpostega chordactaOpostega chordacta is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is known from Queensland in Australia.Adults have been recorded in November....
Meyrick, 1915 - Opostega cirrhacmaOpostega cirrhacmaOpostega cirrhacma is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is known from the area of the former Transvaal Province in South Africa.Adults have been recorded in December....
Meyrick, 1911 - Opostega costantiniella Costantini, 1923
- Opostega cretatellaOpostega cretatellaOpostega cretatella is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1915. It is known from Algeria.Adults have been recorded in April....
Chrétien, 1915 - Opostega diorthotaOpostega diorthotaOpostega diorthota is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893. It is known from West Australia.Adults have been recorded in October....
Meyrick, 1893 - Opostega diplardisOpostega diplardisOpostega diplardis is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is known from the area of the former Transvaal Province in South Africa.Adults have been recorded in January....
Meyrick, 1912 - Opostega graniferaOpostega graniferaOpostega granifera is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is known from the area of the former Transvaal Province in South Africa.Adults have been recorded in December....
Meyrick, 1913 - Opostega heringella Mariani, 1937
- Opostega horariaOpostega horariaOpostega horaria is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is known from Queensland in Australia.Adults have been recorded in October....
Meyrick, 1921 - Opostega idiocomaOpostega idiocomaOpostega idiocoma is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is known from Natal in South Africa.Adults have been recorded in January....
Meyrick, 1918 - Opostega kuznetzoviOpostega kuznetzoviOpostega kuznetzovi is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Kozlov in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East.Adults have been recorded in July....
Kozlov, 1985 - Opostega luticiliaOpostega luticiliaOpostega luticilia is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is known from Queensland in Australia.Adults have been recorded in October....
Meyrick, 1915 - Opostega melitardisOpostega melitardisOpostega melitardis is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is known from Natal, South Africa....
Meyrick, 1918 - Opostega monotypaOpostega monotypaOpostega monotypa is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Turner in 1923. It is known from Queensland, Australia....
Turner, 1923 - Opostega nubiferaOpostega nubiferaOpostega nubifera is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Turner in 1900. It is known from Queensland, Australia....
Turner, 1900 - Opostega orestiasOpostega orestiasOpostega orestias is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1880. It is known from Queensland, Australia....
Meyrick, 1880 - Opostega orophoxanthaOpostega orophoxanthaOpostega orophoxantha is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is known from Umtali, Zimbabwe....
Meyrick, 1921 - Opostega pelocrossaOpostega pelocrossaOpostega pelocrossa is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is known from Mazoe, Zimbabwe....
Meyrick, 1928 - Opostega phaeosomaOpostega phaeosomaOpostega phaeosoma is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is known from Mazoe, Zimbabwe....
Meyrick, 1928 - Opostega phaeospilaOpostega phaeospilaOpostega phaeospila is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Turner in 1923. It is known from Queensland, Australia....
Turner, 1923 - Opostega praefuscaOpostega praefuscaOpostega praefusca is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is known from the area of the former Transvaal Province, South Africa....
Meyrick, 1913 - Opostega radiosaOpostega radiosaOpostega radiosa is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is known from the area of the former Transvaal Province, South Africa....
Meyrick, 1913 - Opostega reznikiOpostega reznikiOpostega rezniki is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Koslov in 1985. It is known from Kazakhstan....
Kozlov, 1985 - Opostega salaciellaOpostega salaciellaOpostega salaciella is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is about 10 mm. The moths fly from June to July depending on the location.The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella....
(Treitschke, 1833) - Opostega scoliozonaOpostega scoliozonaOpostega scoliozona is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is known from Queensland, Australia....
Meyrick, 1915 - Opostega snelleni Nolcken, 1882
- Opostega spatulellaOpostega spatulellaOpostega spatulella is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It is known from France, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is thought to be extinct in Great Britain...
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 - Opostega stekolnikoviOpostega stekolnikoviOpostega stekolnikovi is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Koslov in 1985. It is known from the former Soviet Union....
Kozlov, 1985 - Opostega stiriellaOpostega stiriellaOpostega stiriella is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1881. It is known from New South Wales, Australia....
Meyrick, 1881 - Opostega symbolicaOpostega symbolicaOpostega symbolica is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is known from Natal, South Africa....
Meyrick, 1914 - Opostega tinctaOpostega tinctaOpostega tincta is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is known from Natal, South Africa....
Meyrick, 1918 - Opostega xenodoxaOpostega xenodoxaOpostega xenodoxa is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893. It is known from New South Wales, Australia....
Meyrick, 1893