Polypoetes augustimacula

Polypoetes augustimacula is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Colombia.

Polypoetes augustimacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Polypoetes
Species:
P. augustimacula
Binomial name
Polypoetes augustimacula
(Dognin, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Phaeochlaena augustimacula Dognin, 1902

It is one of the largest species in the genus Polypoetes. The female type, the only known specimen, has a forewing length of 22 mm.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


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