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Polypogon (moth)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Polypogon (moth)

Similar
  
Herminia, Polypogon tentacularia, Autophila, Parascotia, Zanclognatha

Polypogon is a genus of litter moths of the Erebidae family. In the past, Zanclognatha species were included in Polypogon.

Species

  • Polypogon caffrarium (Möschler, 1883)
  • Polypogon fractale (Guenée, 1854)
  • Polypogon fractalis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Polypogon gryphalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
  • Polypogon lunalis Scopoli, 1763
  • Polypogon malhama (Hacker, 2011)
  • Polypogon plumigeralis (Hübner, 1825)
  • Polypogon saldaitis (Hacker, 2011)
  • Polypogon strigilatus Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Fan-Foot
  • Polypogon tentacularia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Polypogon yemenitica (Hacker, 2011)
  • Polypogon zammodia (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
  • Polypogon zelleralis Wocke, 1850

    • References

    Polypogon (moth) Wikipedia
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