Polygrammodes oxydalis

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

Polygrammodes oxydalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by 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]

Subspecies

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

References

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