Opostegoides menthinella
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| Opostegoides menthinella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Opostegidae |
| Genus: | Opostegoides |
| Species: | O. menthinella |
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| Opostegoides menthinella | |
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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.[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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