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Polygrammodes eleuata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Polygrammodes
Species:	P. eleuata
Binomial name
Polygrammodes eleuata (Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
Phalaena eleuata Fabricius, 1777 Polygrammodes elevata Astura elevalis Guenée, 1854 Astura elevata Munroe, 1995 Astura elevata var. grandimacula Dognin, 1912

Polygrammodes eleuata, the red-spotted sweetpotato moth or many-spotted moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. It is found in Central and South America (including French Guiana), on the Antilles and in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm.

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. BOLD Systems
3. "801337.00 – 5230 – Polygrammodes elevata – Red-spotted Sweetpotato Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
4. "Species Polygrammodes elevata - Hodges#5230". BugGuide. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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