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Lioptilodes yungas

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Scientific name
  
Lioptilodes yungas

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lioptilodes

Rank
  
Species

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.

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Lioptilodes yungas Wikipedia