Polypoetes oteroi

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

Polypoetes oteroi is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm for males. The ground color of the forewings is brown, but slightly darker brown in the distal area. There is a broad translucent white central area on the hindwings, which is almost transparent. The outer margin is dark brown from the apex to the anal fold.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Luis Daniel Otero, from the Universidad de Los Andes (Mérida, Venezuela).

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