Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
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The Common Ptichodis Moth (Ptichodis herbarum) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the United States (including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas). It has also been recorded from Jamaica.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on bush clover and possibly other Lespedeza species.
References
Ptichodis herbarum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA