A new species of Polypoetes Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from Colombia, with confirmation of a new host plant for the Dioptinae
A new species of the genus Polypoetes Druce, 1885, Polypoetes milleri spec. nov. from Colombia is described. We provide diagnostic characters for the species, photographs of the adults and genital structures of both sexes. Additionally, we confirm a new host plant for the subfamily Dioptinae, Quara...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedad Chilena de Entomología
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Revista Chilena de Entomología |
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| Online Access: | https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/80697 |
| Summary: | A new species of the genus Polypoetes Druce, 1885, Polypoetes milleri spec. nov. from Colombia is described. We provide diagnostic characters for the species, photographs of the adults
and genital structures of both sexes. Additionally, we confirm a new host plant for the subfamily Dioptinae, Quararibea cordata (Malvaceae), commonly known as “zapote”. |
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| ISSN: | 0034-740X 0718-8994 |