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Lioptilodes zapalaicus

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Lioptilodes zapalaicus is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

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Quick facts about Lioptilodes zapalaicus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Lioptilodes zapalaicus live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Lioptilodes zapalaicus is listed for 4 countries.

ArgentinaChileBoliviaPeru
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. Bolivia
  3. Chile
  4. Peru

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Lioptilodes zapalaicus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Lioptilodes zapalaicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusLioptilodes
  7. SpeciesLioptilodes zapalaicus Gielis, 1991

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Lioptilodes zapalaicus

Other species in the same genus Lioptilodes.

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Common questions

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Where does Lioptilodes zapalaicus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Lioptilodes zapalaicus for 4 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Lioptilodes zapalaicus?

Lioptilodes zapalaicus (Lioptilodes zapalaicus) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lioptilodes zapalaicus (Lioptilodes zapalaicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lioptilodes-zapalaicus

MLA

“Lioptilodes zapalaicus (Lioptilodes zapalaicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lioptilodes-zapalaicus.

BibTeX
@misc{lioptilodes_zapalaicus_2026,
  title = {Lioptilodes zapalaicus (Lioptilodes zapalaicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lioptilodes-zapalaicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}