Polypoetes corneola

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Polypoetes corneola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Polypoetes
Species:
P. corneola
Binomial name
Polypoetes corneola
Miller, 2008

Polypoetes corneola is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in south-eastern Peru.

The length of the forewings is 15 mm for males and 15.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is blackish gray to dark coppery gray, more sparsely scaled in the basal third. The ground color of the hindwings is black to blackish gray, but the basal half is lighter and more sparsely scaled.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Latin corneolus (meaning horny) and refers to the genitalia of this species. Males possess paired horns, while females bear hornlike structures.

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