Paralopostega

Paralopostega
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Opostegidae
Genus: Paralopostega
D.R. Davis, 1989
Type species
Opostega callosa
Swezey, 1921

Paralopostega is a genus of moths of the Opostegidae family.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Greek paralos (near the sea) prefixed to the generic stem opostega, in reference to the oceanic distribution of this group. It is feminine in gender.

Species

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