Polymixis serpentina
Polymixis serpentina | |
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Subspecies serpentina Male | |
Subspecies serpentina Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Polymixis |
Species: | P. serpentina |
Binomial name | |
Polymixis serpentina (Treitschke, 1825)[1] | |
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Polymixis serpentina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Crete.[2]
The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November.[3]
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.[4]
Subspecies
- Polymixis serpentina serpentina
- Polymixis serpentina minoica Fibiger, 1992 (Crete)
Polymixis iatnana was formerly treated as a subspecies Polymixis serpentina.
References
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