Polygrammodes oxydalis

Polygrammodes oxydalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Florida and southern Texas.[2] It has also been reported from Costa Rica.[3]

Polygrammodes oxydalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Polygrammodes
Species:
P. oxydalis
Binomial name
Polygrammodes oxydalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys oxydalis Guenée, 1854

Adults have been recorded on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on the roots of Vernonia species.[4]

Subspecies

The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Polygrammodes flavidalis.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801335.00 – 5228.1 – Polygrammodes oxydalis – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. "Taxonomy Browser: Polygrammodes oxydalis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  4. Heiman, Maury J. (October 23, 2013). "Species Polygrammodes oxydalis - Hodges#5228.1". BugGuide. Retrieved August 15, 2018.


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