Polypoetes wagneri

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

Polypoetes wagneri is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Miller in 2008. It is found in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 13.5-15.5 mm for males and 15.5–16 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is dark brown to charcoal gray or blackish brown. The central area of the hindwings is translucent white.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of David L. Wagner one of the leading experts on microlepidoptera systematics, and on Lepidoptera life histories in general.

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