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Polymixis serpentina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Polymixis

Polymixis serpentina

Similar
  
Polymixis, Agrochola, Apamea, Hadena, Amphipyra

Polymixis serpentina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Crete.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.

Subspecies

  • Polymixis serpentina serpentina
  • Polymixis serpentina minoica Fibiger, 1992 (Crete)
  • Polymixis iatnana was formerly treated as a subspecies Polymixis serpentina.

    References

    Polymixis serpentina Wikipedia