Polopeustis altensis

Polopeustis altensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Polopeustis[1]
Species: P. altensis
Binomial name
Polopeustis altensis
(Wocke, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Myelois altensis Wocke, 1862

Polopeustis altensis is a species of snout moth. It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.[2]

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Dryas species.[4]

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