Phragmatobia placida
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Phragmatobia |
| Species: | P. placida |
| Binomial name | |
| Phragmatobia placida (Frivaldszky, 1835) | |
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Phragmatobia placida is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Imre Frivaldszky in 1835. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine,[1] Asia Minor and the Near East.[2]
The wingspan is about 41 mm.
The larvae feed on Plantago and Taraxacum species.
Subspecies
- Phragmatobia placida placida
- Phragmatobia placida mirzayansi Dubatolov & Zahiri, 2005
- Phragmatobia placida unipuncta Amsel, 1935
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Phragmatobia placida (Frivaldszky, 1835)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.