Lioptilodes antarcticus

Species of plume moth

Lioptilodes antarcticus

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
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 of this species take flight in May, October, December and January, and have a wingspan of 20–21 millimetres. The host plant is a species of Adesmia.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q10786343
* Wikispecies: Lioptilodes antarcticus
* CoL: 3V7L6
* GBIF: 1859317
* iNaturalist: 177359

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