Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius, 1777 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius, 1777

Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius, 1777

Polygrammodes elevata is a Crambidae moth described in 1777, found in the Americas, with a 22–24 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Polygrammodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius, 1777

Polygrammodes elevata (also referenced as Polygrammodes eleuata), commonly called the red-spotted sweetpotato moth or many-spotted moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. This moth is found in Central and South America (including French Guiana), across the Antilles, and in the southern United States, where it has only been recorded from Florida. Its wingspan measures 22–24 mm.

Photo: (c) Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Polygrammodes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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