Biology:Psammopolia ochracea

Short description: Species of moth

Psammopolia ochracea
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Psammopolia
Species:	P. ochracea
Binomial name
Psammopolia ochracea (Smith, 1892)
Synonyms
Xylomiges ochracea Smith, 1892 Lasionycta ochracea McDunnough, 1938

Psammopolia ochracea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in coastal California between San Francisco and Los Angeles .

It occurs on sand beaches and is nocturnal.

Adults are on wing in September and October.

External links

• A Revision of Lasionycta Aurivillius (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) for North America and notes on Eurasian species, with descriptions of 17 new species, 6 new subspecies, a new genus, and two new species of Tricholita Grote

Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry