Polypoetes haruspex
| Polypoetes haruspex | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Polypoetes |
| Species: | P. haruspex |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes haruspex Druce, 1885 | |
Polypoetes haruspex is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.
A calling female has been observed, perched under a leaf at the tip of a branch approximately four meters above the ground, with dozens of males fluttering around it. This is the first verified observation of calling behavior in the Dioptinae.
The larvae feed on Celtis iguanaea.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.