Polymixis serpentina explained

Polymixis serpentina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Crete.^[1]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November.^[2]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.^[3]

Subspecies

• Polymixis serpentina serpentina
• Polymixis serpentina minoica Fibiger, 1992 (Crete)

Polymixis iatnana was formerly treated as a subspecies Polymixis serpentina.

Notes and References

1. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=447909 Fauna Europaea
2. https://archive.today/20130416125546/http://www.lepidoptera.pl/show.php?ID=7362 lepidoptera.pl
3. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/PolymSerpe.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe