Global InformationPolypoetes copiosa information
| Polypoetes copiosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Polypoetes |
| Species: | P. copiosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Polypoetes copiosa Miller, 2008
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Polypoetes copiosa is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It has a restricted distribution along the foothills of the Andes in western Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm for males and 11.5–13.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is dark gray-brown to black, but lighter and more sparsely scaled in the basal third. The hindwings are intense white to creamy white, with a few gray scales near the base.
The larvae feed on Celtis iguanaea. First instar larvae feed communally in a single cluster on the underside of the leaf. Later instars feed in loose groups, never eating the leaf midvein. Final instar caterpillars feed alone along the leaf's edge.