Pyrausta flavofascialis
| Pyrausta flavofascialis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. flavofascialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta flavofascialis (Grote, 1882) | |
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Pyrausta flavofascialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1882.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Texas to Arizona. It is also found in Mexico.[2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are olivaceous at the base, shading to yellowish. The median area and terminal space is purple. The hindwings are pale with a fuscous terminal line.[3] Adults are on wing in May and from July to September.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pyrausta at funet
- ↑ Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 6 (3): 577
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
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