Lioptilodes subantarcticus

Lioptilodes subantarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Lioptilodes
Species: L. subantarcticus
Binomial name
Lioptilodes subantarcticus
Gielis, 1991

Lioptilodes subantarcticus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Argentina and Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 19-21 mm. Adults are on wing in January and February.

The larvae feed on Gnaphistylis itatiatiae, Senecio juergensi, Senecio conyzaefolius, Senecio pinnatus and Senecio oleosus.

References

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