''Homoeocera papalo'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the subfamily

Arctiinae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

. It is known only from a very restricted area in

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

state in

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, at high altitude. The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The biology of this species is unknown.

Etymology

The name is a reference to the type locality,

Concepción Pápalo Concepción Pápalo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the U ...

, a small city in north east Oaxaca state. The name Papalo means butterfly.

References

Euchromiina Endemic Lepidoptera of Mexico Fauna of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca Moths described in 2010 {{Euchromiina-stub