Psammopolia insolens

Psammopolia insolens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It occurs on Pacific Coast sand beaches in central California from Carmel to Bodega Bay, Sonoma County. Most specimens are from near San Francisco.

Psammopolia insolens
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Psammopolia
Species:
P. insolens
Binomial name
Psammopolia insolens
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Dianthoecia insolens Grote, 1874a
  • Mamestra insolens Smith, 1893a
  • Lasionycta insolens McDunnough, 1938
  • Taeniocampa earina Morrison, 1874
  • Mamestra earina Smith, 1893a
  • Lasionycta earina McDunnough, 1938

Adults are on wing in May and from mid-September through October.


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