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Polyhymno hostilis

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Polyhymno hostilis is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Kenya, Namibia and South Africa.

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Quick facts about Polyhymno hostilis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Polyhymno hostilis live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Polyhymno hostilis is listed for 4 countries.

KenyaSouth AfricaZimbabweNamibia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Kenya
  2. Namibia
  3. South Africa
  4. Zimbabwe

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Polyhymno hostilis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Polyhymno hostilis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusPolyhymno
  7. SpeciesPolyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Polyhymno hostilis

Other species in the same genus Polyhymno.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Polyhymno hostilis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Polyhymno hostilis for 4 countries: Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Polyhymno hostilis?

Polyhymno hostilis (Polyhymno hostilis) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Polyhymno hostilis (Polyhymno hostilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/polyhymno-hostilis

MLA

“Polyhymno hostilis (Polyhymno hostilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/polyhymno-hostilis.

BibTeX
@misc{polyhymno_hostilis_2026,
  title = {Polyhymno hostilis (Polyhymno hostilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/polyhymno-hostilis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}