Phragmatobia placida

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae

Similar Chelis maculosa, Phragmatobia, Epatolmis, Ocnogyna, Rhyparia purpurata

Phragmatobia placida is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Frivaldszky in 1835. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, Asia Minor and the Near East.

The wingspan is about 41 mm.

The larvae feed on Plantago and Taraxacum species.

Subspecies

Phragmatobia placida placida

Phragmatobia placida mirzayansi Dubatolov et Zahiri, 2005

Phragmatobia placida unipuncta Amsel, 1935

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