Pollanisus cupreus Walker, 1854 is a animal in the Zygaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pollanisus cupreus Walker, 1854

Pollanisus cupreus Walker, 1854

Pollanisus cupreus is a Zygaenidae moth found in Western Australia, whose larvae likely feed on Hibbertia hypericoides.

Family
Genus
Pollanisus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pollanisus cupreus Walker, 1854

Pollanisus cupreus is a moth species that belongs to the Zygaenidae family. It was first described by Walker in 1854. This moth is found in Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is thought that the larvae of Pollanisus cupreus feed on Hibbertia hypericoides.

Photo: (c) Samantha Vassella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samantha Vassella · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Zygaenidae Pollanisus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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