Pyrausta augustalis
Pyrausta augustalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta |
Species: | P. augustalis |
Binomial name | |
Pyrausta augustalis | |
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Pyrausta augustalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico[1] south to Central America.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are orange in the basal two-thirds and dark reddish in the distal third. The dividing line between these colors is almost straight and there is no antemedial line.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in March, from June to July and in November.[3]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
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