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Species Polygrammate hebraeicum - The Hebrew - Hodges#9285

The Hebrew - Hodges#9285 - Polygrammate hebraeicum

Polygrammate hebraeicum The Hebrew - Polygrammate hebraeicum

White moth with dark markings - Polygrammate hebraeicum

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Acronictinae

Genus Polygrammate

Species hebraeicum (The Hebrew - Hodges#9285)

Hodges Number

9285

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Polygrammate hebraeicum Hübner, 1818

* phylogenetic sequence # 931497

Explanation of Names

Both common name "The Hebrew" and specific epithet hebraeicum likely refer to resemblance of the pattern to Hebrew characters

Size

wingspan 23-39 mm (1)

Identification

Pattern is distinctive--see photos.

Range

Eastern US (1)

Habitat

In intensive surveying of Block Island, RI, only two adults have been found anywhere except in the island's tiny tupelo forest, where they are common, indicating that the adults disperse minimally.(2)

Season

On Block Island, RI, adults are common in late June and early July in the island's tiny tupelo forest.(2)

Food

Larvae feed on black gum trees, Nyssa sylvatica (1).

Print References

Color photo of pinned specimen in Covell, plate 26, #20, text, p. 89 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - range map, photos of living and pinned adults.

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - species account with collection map and photos of pinned adults.

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.

2.	Block Island Moths

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 9 May, 2004 - 7:27pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Jason D. Roberts, Maury Heiman, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 19 June, 2022 - 1:19am

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