Pseudopostega crepusculella explained

Pseudopostega crepusculella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 7–10.5 mm. A snow-white moth, the forewing has a V-shaped, light brown transverse band slightly outside the middle and two brown transverse bands at the tip, where there is also a small, black spot. The first joint of the antennae is greatly expanded and forms a white "eyelid" over the facets, otherwise the antennae are brownish and about 4/5 as long as the forewing. The head, forebody and forewing are white, the hind body greyish-brown, the hind wing light brown. Meyrick-The forewings are white with an oblique rather dark fuscous streak from middle of costa, and another from middle of dorsum. A fuscous ill-defined subapical fascia is followed by two darker costal strigulae and there is a minute black apical dot. Hindwings fuscous.[1] [2] [3]

The moths fly from June to July depending on the location.

It is believed that the larvae feed on Mentha species.[4]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London
  2. Heath, J. and Emmet, A.M. (Eds), 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1: Micropterigidae to Heliozelidae
  3. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Pseudopostega_crepusculella lepiforum.de includes images
  4. Web site: Pseudopostega crepusculella. Ian Kimber. ukmoths.org.uk. 1998. 2008-12-10.