Polypoetes wagneri
| Polypoetes wagneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Polypoetes |
| Species: | P. wagneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes wagneri Miller, 2008
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Polypoetes wagneri is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. 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[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.