Pyrausta panopealis

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Pyrausta panopealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta[1]
Species: P. panopealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta panopealis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys coecilialis Walker, 1859
  • Myriostephes heliamma Meyrick, 1885
  • Rhodaria catenalis Walker, 1866
  • Rhodaria juncturalis Walker, 1866
  • Rhodaria ocellusalis Walker, 1859
  • Rhodaria panopealis Walker, 1859
  • Rhodaria probalis Walker, 1859[2]

Pyrausta panopealis or Perilla Leaf Moth is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia.

It is a pest of Perilla (shiso), fruit mint (Dicerandra frutescens ) and Knobweed (Hyptis capitata).[3] Larvae also feed on Lamiaceae mint plants, such as Hyptis pectina, Coleus sp. and Rosemary.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15. 
  2. ↑ Synonyms: Atlas of living Australia
  3. ↑ butterflyhouse.com.au - P.Panopealis
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