Polymixis serpentina

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Polymixis serpentina
Polymixis serpentina serpentina male.JPG
Subspecies serpentina Male
Polymixis serpentina serpentina female.JPG
Subspecies serpentina Female
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P. serpentina
Binomial name
Polymixis serpentina
(Treitschke, 1825)[1]
Synonyms
  • Miselia serpentina Treitschke, 1825

Polymixis serpentina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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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