Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis

Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ecpyrrhorrhoe
Species: E. puralis
Binomial name
Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
(South in Leech & South, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Pionea puralis South in Leech & South, 1901

Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in China (Hubei).[1] It is an introduced species in the eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September in North America.

The larvae feed on Paulownia tomentosa.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
  4. ↑ First report of Ecpyrrhoerrhoe puralis (South) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America: a naturalized exotic pyraustine from Asia feeding on Paulownia Siebold & Zucc
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