Biology:Polopeustis altensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Polopeustis altensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Polopeustis
Species:
P. altensis
Binomial name
Polopeustis altensis
(Wocke, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Myelois altensis Wocke, 1862

Polopeustis altensis is a species of snout moth described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1862.[1] It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia .[2]

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Dryas species.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7225963 entry