Polypoetes tinalandia
| Polypoetes tinalandia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Polypoetes |
| Species: | P. tinalandia
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| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes tinalandia Miller, 2008
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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. The ground color of the forewings is dark gray-brown to blackish brown, but lighter gray in the basal third. The central area of the hindwings is translucent white.
Etymology[edit]
The name of this species refers to the type locality, Tinalandia, Ecuador.
References[edit]
- 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.