Polyptychia
James S. Miller and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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A sexually dimorphic South American genus, occurring on the Guiana Shield and in Amazonia. Larvae feed on Passiflora (Astrophea). Miller (2009) notes a third, undescribed species from Rondônia, Brazil.Characteristics
Polyptychia spp. are the only dioptines with white, hairlike androconial scales on the hind femora and tibiae, and also in two patches of androconial scales on the forewings (of males). The forewing venation of both sexes is also distinctive (Miller 2009).References
Miller, JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates.
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| Scientific Name | Polyptychia hermieri |
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| Location | French Guiana, Piste Coralie km 57.5 |
| Comments | reared on Passiflora candida |
| Reference | Miller JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates. (Plate 27) |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | James S. Miller |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsa |
| Collection | AMNH |
| Type | Holotype |
| Collector | J. S. Miller (reared) |
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| Scientific Name | Polyptychia hermieri |
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| Location | French Guiana, Piste Coralie 10 |
| Comments | collected at light |
| Reference | Miller JS. 2009. Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321, 1-971 + 48 plates. (Plate 27) |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | James S. Miller |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | B. Hermier collection |
| Type | Paratype |
| Collector | Bernard Hermier |
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