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Polyhymno striella

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Polyhymno striella is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Kenya and Tanzania.

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Quick facts about Polyhymno striella

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Polyhymno striella 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 striella is listed for 2 countries.

TanzaniaKenya
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Kenya
  2. Tanzania

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Polyhymno striella 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 striella classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusPolyhymno
  7. SpeciesPolyhymno striella Agassiz & Bidzilya, 2016

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Polyhymno striella

Other species in the same genus Polyhymno.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Polyhymno striella live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Polyhymno striella for 2 countries: Kenya and Tanzania. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Polyhymno striella?

Polyhymno striella (Polyhymno striella) 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 striella (Polyhymno striella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/polyhymno-striella

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{polyhymno_striella_2026,
  title = {Polyhymno striella (Polyhymno striella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/polyhymno-striella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}