Polypoetes jipiro
| Polypoetes jipiro | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Polypoetes |
| Species: | P. jipiro |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes jipiro Dognin, 1893 | |
Polypoetes jipiro is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to cloud forests along the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes, at altitudes between 2,000 and 3,000 meters.
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.