Polypoetes suffumosa

Polypoetes suffumosa is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Argentina.

Polypoetes suffumosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Polypoetes
Species:
P. suffumosa
Binomial name
Polypoetes suffumosa
Dognin, 1902

It is one of the smallest species in the genus Polypoetes with a forewing length of 9–12 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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