Ptichodis herbarum

Ptichodis herbarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ptichodis
Species: P. herbarum
Binomial name
Ptichodis herbarum
(Guenee, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Poaphila herbarum Guenee, 1852
  • Ptichodes herbarum
  • Phurys lima Guenee, 1852
  • Poaphila dissocians Walker, 1858
  • Poaphila obversa Walker, 1858
  • Celiptera bifasciata Bates, 1886
  • Poaphila obversa Walker, 1858

The Common Ptichodis Moth (Ptichodis herbarum) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the United States (including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas).[2] It has also been recorded from Jamaica.[3]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on bush clover and possibly other Lespedeza species.[4]

References

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