Lioptilodes neuquenicus
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Lioptilodes neuquenicus is a species of moth
in the genus Lioptilodes
, known from Argentina
, Chile
, and Peru
. Moths in this species take flight in October, November and January, and have a wingspan of approximately 14-16 millimetres.
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 Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, 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...
, and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. Moths in this species take flight in October, November and January, and have a wingspan of approximately 14-16 millimetres.