Pyrausta onythesalis

Pyrausta onythesalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. onythesalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta onythesalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys onythesalis Walker, 1859

Pyrausta onythesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas[2] and Arizona.[3]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The exterior line and a broad submarginal band on the wings are purplish red.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta onythesalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ The Moths of Southeastern Arizona
  4. ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 734
  5. ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.


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