''Pollanisus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
s of the family
Zygaenidae. They are native to Australia and many species have metallic forewings and bodies.
Species
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Pollanisus acharon''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Pollanisus angustifrons''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus apicalis''
(Walker, 1854)
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Pollanisus calliceros''
Turner, 1926
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Pollanisus commoni''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus contrastus''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus cupreus''
Walker, 1854
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Pollanisus cyanota''
(Meyrick, 1886)
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Pollanisus edwardsi''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus empyrea''
(Meyrick, 1888)
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Pollanisus eumetopus''
Turner, 1926
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Pollanisus eungellae
''Pollanisus eungellae'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is only known from the type locality Eungella, an isolated rainforest area in north-eastern Queensland
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Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus incertus''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus isolatus''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus lithopastus''
Turner, 1926
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Pollanisus marriotti''
Kallies & Mollet, 2011
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Pollanisus modestus''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus nielseni''
Tarmann, 2005
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Pollanisus subdolosa''
(Walker, 1865)
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Pollanisus trimacula''
(Walker, 1854)
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Pollanisus viridipulverulenta''
(Guérin-Méneville, 1839)
References
Australian Faunal DirectoryZygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae
*http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=310006559428539;res=IELHSS
Zygaenidae genera
{{Zygaenidae-stub