Pseudopostega monstruosa is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is only known from Amazonian premontane rainforest in east-central Ecuador.
| Pseudopostega monstruosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopostega |
| Species: | P. monstruosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopostega monstruosa D.R. Davis & J.R. Stonis, 2007
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The length of the forewings is about 3 mm. Adults are mostly white. Adults have been collected in January.
Etymology edit
The species name is derived from the Latin monstruosa (weird, unusual, prodigious, frightening) in reference to the unusually large pedicel and large, wrinkled gnathos in the male genitalia.
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