Psychophora sabini

Psychophora sabini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Psychophora
Species: P. sabini
Binomial name
Psychophora sabini
(Kirby, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx sabini Kirby, 1824
  • Larentia frigidaria Guenee, 1858

Psychophora sabini is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in northern Europe, Asia and northern North America, including Greenland. The habitat consists of rocky heath, mostly above 1,000 meters above sealevel.

The wingspan is 22–29 mm. Adults are on wing in July. They feed on flower nectar of various flowers, but mainly Silene acaulis.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus. Larvae can be found from August to June. It overwinters as a larva.

Subspecies

  • Psychophora sabini sabini (North America)
  • Psychophora sabini frigidaria (Guenee, 1858)
  • Psychophora sabini polaris Hulst, 1903


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