''Andesiana lamellata'' is a

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of the Andesianidae family. It is known from

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(Neuquen and Rio Negro) and

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(Malleco and Valdivia). The length of the forewings is for males and for females. Adults fly from late September to mid January, with isolated records in February and April in '' Nothofagus pumilio'' and '' Nothofagus antarctica'' forests. They occur on altitudes of .

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Andesianidae, a new family of monotrysian moths (LepidopteraiAndesianoidea) from austral South America
Andesianidae Andesianidae of South America Fauna of the Andes Moths of South America Moths described in 1989 {{moth-stub