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Polypoetes tinalandia

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

Polypoetes tinalandia is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found along the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.

The length of the forewings is 14-14.5 mm for males and 14.5–15 mm for females.

Etymology

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The name of this species refers to the type locality, Tinalandia, Ecuador.

References

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  • 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.