Pyrausta tyralis

Pyrausta tyralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. tyralis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tyralis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Rhodaria tyralis Guenée, 1854
  • Botis bellulalis Hulst, 1886
  • Botys diffissa Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Pyrausta erosnealis Walker, 1859
  • Rhodaria agathalis Walker, 1859
  • Syllythria idessa Druce, 1895

Pyrausta tyralis, the coffee-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona.[2] It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies.[3]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Psychotria nervosa, Psychotria undata, Bidens connata and Dahlia species.

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ Pyrausta at funet
  4. ↑ mothphotographersgroup


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