Opostega chalcophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nepticuloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Nepticulina Superfamilia: Nepticuloidea

Familia: Opostegidae
Subfamilia: Oposteginae
Genus: Opostega
Species: Opostega chalcophylla

Name

Opostega chalcophylla Meyrick, 1910

Type locality: India, Assam, Kurseong, 5000 ft.

Lectotype: BMNH. male ♂. genitalia slide no. 28662.

References

• Davis, D.R., 1989: Generic revision of the Opostegidae, with a synoptic catalog of the world's species (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 478: 1–97. Full article: [1]
• Stonis, J.R., Remeikis, A. & Sruoga, V. 2013. An annotated list of the Opostegidae of the Himalaya, with a description of Pseudopostega brevicaudata sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Zootaxa 3609(2): 182–194. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.4 Reference page.