Alucita arriguttii

Alucita arriguttii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Alucitidae
Genus:	Alucita
Species:	A. arriguttii
Binomial name
	Alucita arriguttii; (Pastrana, 1960)
Synonyms
	Orneodes arriguttiiPastrana, 1960;

Last updated March 08, 2019

Alucita arriguttii is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Bolivia.^[1]

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Alucita arriguttii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Alucita arriguttii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.