Ptichodis herbarum

Ptichodis herbarum
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Ptichodis herbarum, the common ptichodis moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. 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

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ptichodis herbarum (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Moths of Jamaica
  4. ^ Moths of Maryland


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