Ptichodis herbarum
Species of moth
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ptichodis |
| Species: | P. herbarum |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on bush clover and possibly other Lespedeza species.[4]