Opostegoides menthinella explained

Opostegoides menthinella is a moth of the family Opostegidae. It was described from Corsica, and is also known from Spain, mainland France, Sardinia, Greece and Tunisia.[1] It has been recorded from Portugal for the first time in 2010.[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Cistus species.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/50436 Annotated catalogue of the Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
  2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mothguy/4435235510/ Image at Flickr

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