Pyrausta falcatalis

Pyrausta falcatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia[2] and Turkey. It has also been recorded from China.[3]

Pyrausta falcatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Pyrausta[1]
Species:
P. falcatalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta falcatalis
Guenee, 1854
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta phoenicealis Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1834 (not Walker, 1859)
  • Pyrausta falcatalis var. tauricalis Caradja, 1916

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and August in one generation per year in western Europe.[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia glutinosa.

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. BOLD Systems
  4. LOT Moths and Butterflies


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