Pyrausta niveicilialis

Pyrausta niveicilialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. niveicilialis
Binomial name
Pyrausta niveicilialis
(Grote, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Botis niveicilialis Grote, 1875

Pyrausta niveicilialis, the white-fringed pyrausta moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1875.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada to Florida and west to Colorado.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dusty blackish, with a yellowish shade in the costal region.[2] Adults are on wing from March to October.[3]

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