Polyhymno Moth Polyhymno luteostrigella Chambers, 1874    Synonyms: Hodges #2211.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Gelechiidae   >   Genus Polyhymno   

Status:

Found throughout the Southeast, north to Massachusetts and Illinois. In Maryland recorded from the Ridge and Valley to the Coastal Plain. There appears to be a spring and a late summer brood. Flights times from the MBP database are 5/15 - 5/24 and 8/8 - 9/21.

Relationships:

Host plant unknown.

There are 40 records in the project database.

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A Polyhymno Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/10/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/21/2018). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

A Polyhymno Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/15/2017). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Polyhymno Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/23/2015). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Polyhymno Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/17/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Polyhymno Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/23/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Polyhymno Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/6/2023). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/17/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Polyhymno Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/4/2015). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/24/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/24/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/25/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Polyhymno Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/24/2008). Determined by Anita Gould/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polyhymno Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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