Polygrammate

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.

Polygrammate hebraeicum larvae

Polygrammate
Scientific classification
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

  • Diphthera Hübner, 1809
  • Grammophora Guenée, 1852

Specific

  • Polygrammate hebraea Guenée, 1852 (missp.)

The wingspan is 23–39 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on black gum trees.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (July 11, 2019). "Polygrammate Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Polygrammate". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Polygrammate Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 23, 2020.


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