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Polypoetes approximans

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Polypoetes approximans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Polypoetes
Species:
P. approximans
Binomial name
Polypoetes approximans
(Warren, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Tithraustes approximans Warren, 1901

Polypoetes approximans is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Panama north to Costa Rica.

The larvae feed on Pachira aquatica. They show prominent blackish dorsal spots.

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.