Pyrausta onythesalis
| Pyrausta onythesalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. onythesalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta onythesalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Pyrausta onythesalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas[2] and Arizona.[3]
The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The exterior line and a broad submarginal band on the wings are purplish red.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.[5]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pyrausta at funet
- ↑ The Moths of Southeastern Arizona
- ↑ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 18: 734
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
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