Biology:Polygrammodes oxydalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Polygrammodes oxydalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

Adults have been recorded on wing from May to October.

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


References

Wikidata ☰ Q19598722 entry