Polygrammodes eleuata

Polygrammodes eleuata
Scientific classification
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 Crambidae family. It was described by 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]

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