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
  • Stemmatophora nicalis Grote, 1878
  • Botis uxorculalis Hulst, 1886
  • Syllythria subnicalis Warren, 1892

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]

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