Polypoetes crenulata
Polypoetes crenulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Polypoetes |
Species: | P. crenulata
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Binomial name | |
Polypoetes crenulata Miller, 2008
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Polypoetes crenulata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in western Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm for males. The ground color of the forewings os dark gray-brown to blackish gray, without contrasting markings. The ground color of the hindwings is dark charcoal gray to black, slightly darker than the forewings.
Etymology[]
The species name is derived from the Latin word crenulatus (meaning minutely notched) and refers to the heavily scalloped posterior margin of male.
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.
Categories:
- Moths described in 2008
- Notodontidae of South America
- Polypoetes stubs