Cnaemidophorus smithi
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Cnaemidophorus smithi is a species of moth
in the genus Cnaemidophorus
, known from Colombia
. Moths in this species take flight in June, and have a wingspan of approximately 18 millimetres.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Cnaemidophorus
Cnaemidophorus
Cnaemidophorus is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family.-Species:*Cnaemidophorus horribilis Gibeaux, 1996*Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla *Cnaemidophorus smithi Gielis, 1992...
, known from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. Moths in this species take flight in June, and have a wingspan of approximately 18 millimetres.