Polygrammodes hercules

Interesting Facts

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 197 meters (645 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Pyraloidea ()
        Family: Pyralidae () -
        Group: Crambinina ()
        Subfamily: Crambinae ()
        Genus: Polygrammodes () - Guenee, 1854
        Specific name: hercules - Felder ?
        Scientific name: - Polygrammodes hercules Felder ?

Name Status: Accepted Name .

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

Standard Deviation = 488.740 based on 486 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]