Polygrammodes eleuata

Polygrammodes eleuata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Polygrammodes
Species:	P. eleuata
Binomial name
	Polygrammodes eleuata; (Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
	Phalaena eleuata Fabricius, 1777; Polygrammodes elevata; Astura elevalis Guenée, 1854; Astura elevata Munroe, 1995; Astura elevata var. grandimacula Dognin, 1912;

Polygrammodes eleuata, the red-spotted sweetpotato moth or many-spotted moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777.^[1] It is found in Central and South America (including French Guiana),^[2] on the Antilles and in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.^[3]

The wingspan is 22–24 mm.^[4]

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ BOLD Systems
^ "801337.00 – 5230 – Polygrammodes elevata – Red-spotted Sweetpotato Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ "Species Polygrammodes elevata - Hodges#5230". BugGuide. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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