Bug FAQHebrew Moth
Polygrammate hebraeicum · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: The Hebrew
The Hebrew moth has a wingspan of about 23 to 39 mm and belongs to a single-species genus in the Noctuidae family. It lives in eastern North America from Ontario down to Florida and west to Texas, and adults fly from May through August.
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How to recognize it
Hebrew moth is the only species in the genus Polygrammate, which is part of the Noctuidae family.
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Size
The wingspan ranges from 23 to 39 mm.
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Where it lives
It is found in the eastern United States and Canada, from Ontario south to Florida and west to Texas.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on black gum trees.
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Life cycle
Jacob Hübner first described the genus and species in 1818.
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When you see it
Adults are active from May through August.
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Where it comes from
Its native range matches its habitat in eastern North America, from Ontario to Florida and west to Texas.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 31 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygrammate
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