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Polypoetes oteroi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Notodontidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Dioptinae

Polypoetes oteroi is a moth of the Notodontidae family. 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).

References

Polypoetes oteroi Wikipedia