Homoeocera papalo
| Homoeocera papalo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Tribe: | Euchromiini |
| Genus: | Homoeocera |
| Species: | H. papalo |
| Binomial name | |
| Homoeocera papalo Laguerre, 2010 | |
Homoeocera papalo is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is known only from a very restricted area in Oaxaca state in Mexico, at high altitude.
The length of the forewings is 20-21 mm.
The biology of this species is unknown.
Etymology
The name is a reference to the type locality, Concepcion Papalo, a small city in north east Oaxaca state. The name Papalo means butterfly.
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