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Polypogon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Herminiinae
Genus:	Polypogon Schrank, 1802
Synonyms
Adrapsoides Matsumura, 1925 Anitha Walker, Cleptomita Grote, 1873 Gryphopogon Beck, 1996 Hipoepa Walker, Megachita Grote, 1873 Megachyta Grote, 1873 Mesoplectra Butler, 1879 Microphta Berio, 1989 Pechipogo Hübner, Pechypogon Agassiz, Pityolita Grote, 1873 Polypogon Schrank, 1802 Strigina Savigny, 1816 Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857

Polypogon is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. In the past, Zanclognatha species were included in Polypogon.

Species

• Polypogon caffrarium (Möschler, 1883)
• Polypogon fractale (Guenée, 1854)
• Polypogon fractalis (Guenée, 1854)
• Polypogon gryphalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
• Polypogon lunalis (Scopoli, 1763)
• Polypogon malhama (Hacker, 2011)
• Polypogon plumigeralis (Hübner, 1825)
• Polypogon saldaitis (Hacker, 2011)
• Polypogon strigilatus (Linnaeus, 1758) – common fan-foot
• Polypogon tentacularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polypogon yemenitica (Hacker, 2011)
• Polypogon zammodia (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
• Polypogon zelleralis (Wocke, 1850)

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Polypogon Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Polypogon​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Polypogon Schrank, 1802". Afromoths. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

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