Lioptilodes antarcticus

Lioptilodes antarcticus
Lioptilodes antarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Lioptilodes
Species: L. antarcticus
Binomial name
Lioptilodes antarcticus
Staudinger, 1899

Lioptilodes antarcticus is a species of moth in the genus Lioptilodes, known from Argentina and Chile. Moths in this species take flight in May, October, December and January, and have a wingspan of 20-21 millimetres. The species was bred from a species of Adesmia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
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