Polypoetes tinalandia

Polypoetes tinalandia is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found along the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.

Polypoetes tinalandia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Polypoetes
Species:
P. tinalandia
Binomial name
Polypoetes tinalandia
Miller, 2008

The length of the forewings is 14-14.5 mm for males and 14.5–15 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is dark gray-brown to blackish brown, but lighter gray in the basal third. The central area of the hindwings is translucent white.

Etymology

The name of this species refers to the type locality, Tinalandia, Ecuador.

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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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