Pyrausta cardinalis

Pyrausta cardinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. cardinalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta cardinalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Synchromia cardinalis Guenée, 1854
  • Synchromia coccinealis Walker, 1865

Pyrausta cardinalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Florida, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm.[3] The wings are translucent pink with a large black patch on forewings and a black terminal area on the hindwings. There is orange scaling on the head, thorax and the base of the forewings.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing in March in Florida.

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