Polygrammodes eleuata

Polygrammodes eleuata, the red-spotted sweetpotato moth or many-spotted moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777.[1] It is found in Central and South America (including French Guiana),[2] on the Antilles and in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.[3]

Polygrammodes eleuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Polygrammodes
Species:
P. eleuata
Binomial name
Polygrammodes eleuata
(Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena eleuata Fabricius, 1777
  • Polygrammodes elevata
  • Astura elevalis Guenée, 1854
  • Astura elevata Munroe, 1995
  • Astura elevata var. grandimacula Dognin, 1912

The wingspan is 22–24 mm.[4]

Polygrammodes elevata (Philippines)

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. "801337.00 – 5230 – Polygrammodes elevata – Red-spotted Sweetpotato Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. "Species Polygrammodes elevata - Hodges#5230". BugGuide. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.


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