Homoeocera papalo
| Homoeocera papalo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Homoeocera |
| Species: | H. papalo
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| Binomial name | |
| Homoeocera papalo Laguerre, 2010[1]
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Homoeocera papalo is a
Arctiinae. It is known only from a very restricted area in Oaxaca state in Mexico, at high altitude.[1]
The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The biology of this species is unknown.[1]
Etymology
The name is a reference to the
type locality, Concepción Pápalo, a small city in north east Oaxaca state. The name Papalo means butterfly.[1]
References
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