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Ptichodis herbarum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Ptichodis
Species:	P. herbarum
Binomial name
Ptichodis herbarum (Guenee, 1852)
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

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). 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

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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