Psammopolia arietis explained

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.[2]

References

  1. Crabo . Lars . Lafontaine . Donald . 2009-12-18 . 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 . ZooKeys . en . 30 . 1–156 . 10.3897/zookeys.30.308 . 1313-2970. free . 2009ZooK...30....1C .
  2. Web site: PNW Moths Psammopolia arietis . 2023-09-26 . pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu.

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