Pyrausta aurea
| Pyrausta aurea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. aurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta aurea (Hampson, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrausta aurea is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1913. It is found from Nevada,[1] southern Arizona, southern Texas[2] and Mexico[3] south at least to Costa Rica.[4]
The wingspan is about 18 mm for males and 20 mm for females. Adults are orange with a faint oblique antemedial line on the forewings.[5] Adults are on wing from June to August.
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Pyrausta at funet
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 11 (66): 515