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Psammotis viminalis

Synonyms: Anania pulveralis; Psammotis grisealis; Psammotis pulveralis; Pyralis pulveralis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Prey / Diet

Mentha aquatica (water mint)[1]
Mentha arvensis (field mint)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0