Ptichodis vinculum

Ptichodis vinculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ptichodis
Species: P. vinculum
Binomial name
Ptichodis vinculum
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phurys vinculum Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Ptichodis vinculum, the Black-tipped Ptichodis Moth, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Texas.[2] The habitat consists of coastal marshy areas.

The wingspan is 34 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in Florida.[3]

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