Biology:Psammopolia arietis

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Short description: Species of moth

Psammopolia arietis
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Male
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Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Psammopolia
Species:
P. arietis
Binomial name
Psammopolia arietis
(Grote, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Smith in Dyar, 1900 Grote, 1879
  • Lasionycta arietis Mamestra arietis
  • McDunnough, 1938 Anarta etacta

Psammopolia arietis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It occurs on Pacific Coast sand beaches from Mendocino, California to south-western Alaska. It is absent from the inland Strait of Georgia.[1]

Adults are on wing from late July to early September.

The larvae live in sand dunes and feed on Lathyrus littoralis, Polygonum paronychia, Abronia latifolia and an unspecified grass.[1]

Description

Psammopolia arietis are brownish silver-gray. Its forewings have a busy pattern of black lines and spots while its hindwings are a light brown. It is most often confused with Psammopolia wyatti however it can be distinguished due to its smaller size and larger spots with dark centers.[2]

References

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