Polypoetes villia
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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. villia
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| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes villia H. Druce, 1897
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Polypoetes villia is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on Malvaviscus arboreus and Malvaviscus palmanus.
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.