Pyrausta generosa
| Pyrausta generosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. generosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta generosa (Grote & Robinson, 1867)[1] | |
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Pyrausta generosa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote and Robinson in 1867.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario to Alberta and to Florida and Missouri.[3] The habitat consists of undisturbed areas in Aspen Parkland and mixed woods.
The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a pale yellowish postmedial line and a pale yellowish discal spot. Adults are on wing from late May to late July.
The larvae possibly feed on Mentha species.[4]
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pyrausta at funet
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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