| Stauropolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | † Stauropolia Skalski, 1988 |
| Species: | †S. nekrutenkoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Stauropolia nekrutenkoi Skalski, 1988 | |
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