Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Psammotis | |
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Similar Pyrausta aerealis, Paratalanta hyalinalis, Paratalanta pandalis, Anania crocealis, Anania lancealis | ||
Psammotis pulveralis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in the Southern part of Europe, although it dwells further north on occasion and at times even establishes a short-lived population, as happened in 1869 near Folkestone and the Isle of Wight.
The wingspan is 23–25 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Mentha aquatica and Lycopus europaeus.
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