Pyrausta inveterascalis

Pyrausta inveterascalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. inveterascalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta inveterascalis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

Pyrausta inveterascalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Pennsylvania to southern Ontario, Illinois and Missouri.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings are dull vinous with a narrow terminal yellow area. The hindwings are smoky.[3]

The larvae feed on Monarda species.[4]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (2): 165
  4. Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.


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