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Eosopostega issikii is a species of moth of the family Opostegidae. It is known only from the Izu Peninsula in south-central Honshu and from Kagoshima at the south-western tip of Kyushu.

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

The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm for males. Adults are on wing in June in one generation.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of the late Professor Syuti Issiki, an eminent Japanese microlepidopterist and teacher who collected the holotype shortly before his death.

External links

• Generic Revision of the Opostegidae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the World's Species (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)

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