Polydesma umbricola

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Polydesma umbricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Polydesma
Species: P. umbricola
Binomial name
Polydesma umbricola
Boisduval, 1833[1]
Synonyms
  • Coenipeta collutrix Geyer, 1837
  • Polydesma landula Guenée, 1852
  • Polydesma determinata Wallengren, 1865

Polydesma umbricola (Monkeypod Moth)[2] is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern Europe, Africa, minor Asia to Southern Asia, including many Indian Ocean islands, like Coëtivy Island, Aldabra, Assumption Island, Madagascar and on Hawaii.[3]

In South-East Asia lives a similar species: Polydesma boarmoides.

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