Ptichodis herbarum

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]

Ptichodis herbarum
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]
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

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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