Pyrausta nicalis
| Pyrausta nicalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. nicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta nicalis (Grote, 1878) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrausta nicalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1878.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California.[2]
The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The fore- and hindwings are fuscous, tinged with red or purple and both with a pale buff postmedial line. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-August.
The larvae possibly feed on Mentha species.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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