Polypoetes tulipa

Polypoetes tulipa is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in south-eastern Peru.

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

The length of the forewings is 13.5 mm for males. The ground color of the forewings is uniformly blackish brown. The ground color of the hindwings is blackish gray from the base, the outer margin broadly banded with black from apex to tornus.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Latin word for tulip and refers to an orange, tulip-shaped subapical spot on the forewing.

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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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