Biology:Polygrammate
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of moths
| Polygrammate | |
|---|---|
| |
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Polygrammate Hübner, 1818 |
| Species: | P. hebraeicum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Polygrammate hebraeicum Hübner, 1818
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Generic
Specific
| |
Polygrammate is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3] Its only species, Polygrammate hebraeicum, the Hebrew moth or Hebrew, is found in the eastern parts of North America, from Ontario, south to Florida and as far west as Texas . Both the genus and the species were first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
The wingspan is 23–39 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on black gum trees.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 11, 2019). "Polygrammate Hübner, 1818". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/acronictinae/polygrammate/. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Polygrammate". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=268386.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Polygrammate Hübner, 1818". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=23602.0. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
External links
- "931497.00 – 9285 – Polygrammate hebraeicum – Hebrew Moth – Hübner, 1818". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9285. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- "Polygrammate hebraeicum Hebrew Moth". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q5481347 entry
 |  |
