- Opostegoides menthinella
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Opostegoides menthinella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Opostegidae Genus: Opostegoides Species: O. menthinella Binomial name Opostegoides menthinella
(Mann, 1855)[1]Synonyms - Opostega snelleni Nolcken, 1882
Opostegoides menthinella is a moth of the Opostegidae family. It was described from Corsica, and is also known from Spain, mainland France, Sardinia, Greece and Tunisia.[2] It has been recorded from Portugal for the first time in 2010.[3]
The larvae possibly feed on Cistus species.
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