''Opostegoides menthinella'' is a

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of the family

Opostegidae Opostegidae or "white eyecap moths" is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera that is characterised by particularly large eyecaps over the compound eyes (see also Nepticulidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). Opostegidae are most diverse in ...

. It was described from

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, and is also known from

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, mainland

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and

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. It has been recorded from

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Cistus ''Cistus'' (from the Greek ''kistos'') is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species (Ellul ''et al.'' 2002). They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region ...

'' species.

References

Opostegidae Moths of Europe Moths described in 1855 {{Opostegidae-stub