Opogona antistacta

Opogona antistacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Opogona
Species:
O. antistacta
Binomial name
Opogona antistacta
Meyrick, 1937

Opogona antistacta is a moth of the family Tineidae described from a specimen intercepted in the United Kingdom on banana imports.[1]

It has a length of the forewings of 4-6.2 mm and some additional specimens were discovered in shipments originating from Colombia and Cuba, as well as another specimen that was reared from sugar cane.[2] It is light brown dorsally.

References

  1. ^ "Opogona antistacta Meyrick, 1937". GBIF. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Vol. 88. Entomological Society of Washington. 1884.
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