Phragmatobia placida explained

Phragmatobia placida is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Imre Frivaldszky in 1835. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine,^[1] Asia Minor and the Near East.^[2]

The wingspan is about 41 mm.

The larvae feed on Plantago and Taraxacum species.

Subspecies

• Phragmatobia placida placida
• Phragmatobia placida mirzayansi Dubatolov & Zahiri, 2005
• Phragmatobia placida unipuncta Amsel, 1935

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304150145/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=447013 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Phragmatobia placida (Frivaldszky, 1835) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 27, 2019.