Lioptilodes yungas

Lioptilodes yungas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Lioptilodes
Species: L. yungas
Binomial name
Lioptilodes yungas
Gielis, 2006

Lioptilodes yungas is a species of moth in the genus Lioptilodes, known from Bolivia. Moths in this species take flight in May, and have a wingspan of approximately 24 millimetres. The species name "yungas" is derived from the region Yungas, whence the species was collected for examination.[1]

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