Pyrausta napaealis
| Pyrausta napaealis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. napaealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta napaealis (Hulst, 1886) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrausta napaealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and west to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. It is also found in northern Mexico.[2]
The wingspan is 17–22 mm. The forewings are cinereous along the inner and outer margin and fuscous brown along the costa and central space. The hindwings are fuscous with a black marginal line.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and in October.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pyrausta at funet
- ↑ Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 13: 145
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
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