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Polygrammodes sanguinalis

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Polygrammodes sanguinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Polygrammodes
Species:
P. sanguinalis
Binomial name
Polygrammodes sanguinalis
Druce, 1895

Polygrammodes sanguinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Texas,[1] Mexico (Veracruz), Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama.[2]

The forewings and hindwings are white, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by a series of reddish-brown zigzag lines, which become broader near the base.[3] Adults are on wing from September to October.[4]

References

  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ Druce, H., 1895. Biologia Centrali-Americana, 218
  4. ^ Bug Guide