Polypoetes leuschneri

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

Polypoetes leuschneri is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.

The length of the forewings is 13-14.5 mm for males and 13.5–15 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is dark chocolate brown. The ground color of the hindwings is blackish brown, slightly darker than the forewings.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Ron Leuschner, a former president of the Lepidopterists' Society, and a research associate of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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