Explanation of Names
Polyhymno: in Greek mythology, one of the nymphs of Mount Nysa who reared Dionysus
Numbers
2 species in North America listed at
All-LepsSize
wingspan about 11 mm, based on photo by Jim Vargo at MPG
Identification
P. luteostrigella adult: forewing white with two yellowish-brown longitudinal lines that converge near apex; distal half of wing has several short diagonal streaks along costa and inner margin; terminal line composed of three black dots; hindwing brownish-gray with very long fringe along inner and outer margins; head and thorax white with 2-4 dark longitudinal lines on top
No photos of P. acaciella were found on the Internet as of September 2007.
Range
P. luteostrigella: Texas to Florida, north to Connecticut and Kentucky
P. acaciella: type specimen collected in Texas; a single record from
San Diego, California has no additional information
Season
adults fly in July and August, based on two BugGuide records from Oklahoma and Kentucky
See Also
Platytes Moth (
Platytes vobisne) forewing has zigzag lines and solid terminal line, and no lines on top of thorax or head
Internet References
pinned adult image by Jim Vargo, plus photos of related species by SangMi Lee (Moth Photographers Group)
distribution of P. luteostrigella list of boundary states (Dalton State College, Georgia)
presence in Florida; list of 1 species [
P. luteostrigella] (John Heppner, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)
presence in California; list of 1 species [
P. acaciella] (U. of California at Berkeley)
