Lioptilodes fetisi
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Lioptilodes fetisi is a species of moth
in the genus Lioptilodes
, known from Chile
. Moths in this species take flight in December, and have a wingspan of approximately 21 millimetres. Lioptilodes fetisi is noted for its cream-white colour.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Lioptilodes
Lioptilodes
Lioptilodes is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family.-Species:*Lioptilodes aguilaicus *Lioptilodes albistriolatus *Lioptilodes alolepidodactylus *Lioptilodes altivolans *Lioptilodes antarcticus *Lioptilodes arequipa...
, known from Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. Moths in this species take flight in December, and have a wingspan of approximately 21 millimetres. Lioptilodes fetisi is noted for its cream-white colour.