Psammopolia ochracea is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It can be found on sandy beaches in coastal California between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Adult moths are small, dark brown or reddish in colour, and active between September and October.[1]

Psammopolia ochracea
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • Xylomiges ochracea Smith, 1892
  • Lasionycta ochracea McDunnough, 1938

References edit

  1. ^ a b Crabo, Lars G.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2009). "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. 30. Pensoft Publishers: 99–100. doi:10.3897/zookeys.30.308.