| Polypoetes villia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Polypoetes |
| Species: | P. villia |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes villia H. Druce, 1897 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 .
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