Poloma angulata
| Poloma angulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Poloma |
| Species: | P. angulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Poloma angulata Walker, 1855 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poloma angulata is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape).[2]
Adults are brown, reddish ferruginous beneath. The wings have two zigzag slender middle brown bands, the outer one with a testaceous border on the outer side. These bands are more undulating on the underside. The forewings are several shades of brown, with a slightly curved testaceous band at one-fourth of the length, and with a very large reddish ferruginous patch along the middle part of the costa. This patch is deeply notched on its hind side, and contains a brown dot and a zigzag brown streak. The underside and hindwings are reddish ferruginous.[3]
The larvae feed on Olinia ventosa and Canthium ventosum.