Ptichodis herbarum
| Ptichodis herbarum | |
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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] | |
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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]
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