Pyrausta tuolumnalis
| Pyrausta tuolumnalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. tuolumnalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta tuolumnalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 | |
Pyrausta tuolumnalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1918.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the western Northwest Territories and Yukon, south through British Columbia and Alberta to the mountains of California and New Mexico.[2] The habitat consists of forested areas in the mountains.
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The wings are dark brown with a buff postmedial line and a buff discal spot on both the fore- and hindwings. Adults are on wing in June and July.[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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