Pyrausta porphyralis

Pyrausta porphyralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta[1]
Species: P. porphyralis
Binomial name
Pyrausta porphyralis
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis porphyralis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pyralis coccinalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyrausta chionealis Guenée, 1854

Pyrausta porphyralis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Croatia, Greece and Ukraine).[2]

The wingspan is 15–18 mm.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mentha aquatica, Origanum and Helichrysum species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ↑ Pyrausta at funet


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