Psammotis pulveralis

Psammotis pulveralis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. 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.

Psammotis pulveralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Psammotis
Species:
P. pulveralis
Binomial name
Psammotis pulveralis
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis pulveralis Hübner, 1796
  • Botys pulveralis var. grisealis Staudinger, 1870

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.

  • UKMoths
  • Lepidoptera of Sweden
  • Savela, Markku. "Psammotis pulveralis (Hübner, 1796)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 19, 2018.


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