Polymixis serpentina
| Polymixis serpentina | |
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| Subspecies serpentina Male | |
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| 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]
Subspecies minoica Male
Subspecies minoica Female
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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