Pyrausta flavofascialis

Pyrausta flavofascialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. flavofascialis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta flavofascialis; (Grote, 1882)
Synonyms
	Botis flavofascialis Grote, 1882;

Pyrausta flavofascialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Texas to Arizona. It is also found in Mexico.^[2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are olivaceous at the base, shading to yellowish. The median area and terminal space is purple. The hindwings are pale with a fuscous terminal line.^[3] Adults are on wing in May and from July to September.^[4]

References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta flavofascialis (Grote, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
↑ Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 6 (3): 577
↑ "801527.00 – 5048 – Pyrausta flavofascialis – (Grote, 1882)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta flavofascialis (Grote, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

[3] Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 6 (3): 577

[4] "801527.00 – 5048 – Pyrausta flavofascialis – (Grote, 1882)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 20, 2018.