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Lioptilodes salarius

(Lioptilodes salarius)

Description

Lioptilodes salarius is a species of moth in the genus Lioptilodes known from Argentina. Moths of this species take flight in January and have a wingspan of approximately 36 millimetres. The specific name "salarias" refers to Salar de Jama, whence the species was collected.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Lioptilodes
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