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Pollanisus empyrea

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Pollanisus empyrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Pollanisus
Species:
P. empyrea
Binomial name
Pollanisus empyrea
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Procris empyrea Meyrick, 1888
  • Pollanisus empyreus
  • Procris amethystina Meyrick, 1888
  • Pollanisus amethystina
  • Pollanisus amethystinus

Pollanisus empyrea is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is endemic to the temperate parts of the Australian state of Western Australia.

The length of the forewings is 8–8.5 mm for males and females.

The larvae probably feed on Hibbertia species.

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