Polopeustis altensis is a species of snout moth described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1862.[1] It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.[2]
| Polopeustis altensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Polopeustis |
| Species: | P. altensis |
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| Polopeustis altensis (Wocke, 1862) | |
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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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