Biology:Ptichodis herbarum
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ptichodis |
| Species: | P. herbarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptichodis herbarum (Guenee, 1852)[1]
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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
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ptichodis herbarum (Guenee 1852)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86025642.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Moths of Jamaica
- ↑ Moths of Maryland
Wikidata ☰ Q7257038 entry
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