Eosopostega

Eosopostega
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Eosopostega
D.R. Davis, 1988

Eosopostega is a genus of moths of the Opostegidae family.

Species

Etymology

The generic name originates from the Greek eos (dawn, east) prefixed to the generic stem Opostega, in reference to the extreme eastern palearctic distribution of this taxon. It is feminine in gender.

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