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Polypoetes haruspex

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Species of moth

Polypoetes haruspex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Polypoetes
Species: P. haruspex
Binomial name
Polypoetes haruspex
H. Druce, 1885

Polypoetes haruspex is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Celtis iguanaea.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Polypoetes haruspex


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