Polacanthopoda Explained

Polacanthopoda is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901^[1]

Species

• Polacanthopoda anthina Jordan, 1926
• Polacanthopoda humphreyi Hampson, 1911
• Polacanthopoda naveli Le Cerf, 1922
• Polacanthopoda tigrina H. Druce, 1882

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms give this name as a synonym of Aegocera Latreille, 1809.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Polacanthopoda Hampson, 1901 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . December 10, 2020.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 22, 2020 . Aegocera Latreille, 1809 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 10, 2020.