Polypoetes approximans
| Polypoetes approximans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Polypoetes |
| Species: | P. approximans |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes approximans (Warren, 1901) | |
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Polypoetes approximans is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Panama north to Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on Pachira aquatica. They show prominent blackish dorsal spots.