Psammopolia
Encyclopedia
Psammopolia is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Psammopolia arietisPsammopolia arietisPsammopolia arietis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It occurs on Pacific Coast sand beaches from Mendocino, California to south-western Alaska...
(Grote, 1879) - Psammopolia insolensPsammopolia insolensPsammopolia insolens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It occurs on Pacific Coast sand beaches in central California from Carmel to Bodega Bay, Sonoma County. Most specimens are from near San Francisco....
(Grote, 1874) - Psammopolia ochraceaPsammopolia ochraceaPsammopolia ochracea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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:*...
(Smith, 1892) - Psammopolia salaPsammopolia salaPsammopolia sala is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is restricted to the type locality, the San Simeon Dunes, Oceana, San Luis Obispo County, California.It flies over outer coastal dunes. It has been found....
(Troubridge & Mustelin, 2006) - Psammopolia wyattiPsammopolia wyattiPsammopolia wyatti is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It occurs from southern Oregon to the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.Adults fly over sand beaches, are nocturnal, and come to light.Adults are on wing from late May to early September....
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)