Lioptilodes cocodrilo

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

Lioptilodes cocodrilo is a species of moth in the genus Lioptilodes, known from Ecuador. Moths in this species take flight in September, October, December, and January, and have a wingspan of approximately 16 millimetres. The specific name "cocodrilo" references Cocodrilo Ranger Station.^[1]

References

^ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)

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[1] Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)

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