''Ptichodis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1818.
Species
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Ptichodis agrapta''
(Hampson, 1913)
* ''
Ptichodis basilans''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Ptichodis bistriga''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* ''
Ptichodis bistrigata
''Ptichodis bistrigata'', the southern ptichodis moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida, north to Massachusetts and west to Wisconsin.
The wingspan is about 22 ...
''
Hübner, 1818
* ''
Ptichodis bucetum''
Grote, 1883
* ''
Ptichodis fasciata''
(E. D. Jones, 1921)
* ''
Ptichodis herbarum''
Guenée, 1852
* ''
Ptichodis immunis''
Guenée, 1852
* ''
Ptichodis infecta''
(Walker, 1858)
* ''
Ptichodis ovalis''
Grote, 1883
* ''
Ptichodis pacalis''
Walker, 1858
* ''
Ptichodis surrufula''
(Dyar, 1913)
* ''
Ptichodis vinculum
''Ptichodis vinculum'', the black-tipped ptichodis moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, South ...
''
Guenée, 1852
References
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Euclidiini
Moth genera
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