Moth Photographers Group – Ptichodis herbarum – 8750

Erebidae

930932 – 8750   Ptichodis herbarum (Guenée, 1852)

Common Ptichodis

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.
© Ken Childs
Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Description/ Field Marks:	This is a sexually dimorphic species. Females are plainly marked with relatively straight am. and pm. lines. Males have a black spot near the wing base and the am. and pm. lines have a strong curve or abrupt bend and there is a lot of dark shading next to the lines. Both sexes have the large, ghosty-pale reniform spot - unlike any other Ptichodis. ~ contributed by Don Lafontaine
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Poaphila herbarum Guenée, 1852 • Celiptera bifasciata Bates, 1886 • Poaphila dissocians Walker, 1858 • Phurys lima Guenée, 1852 • Poaphila obversa Walker, 1858

References

• Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
• Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
• Species Page at BugGuide.Net

© Lew Scharpf
© Aubrey Scott
© Lynette Schimming
© Jason Roberts
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
© Lynette Schimming
- 30mm – © Jim Vargo
- LG – © Jim Vargo