Pyrausta cardinalis
| Pyrausta cardinalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. cardinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta cardinalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrausta cardinalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Florida, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm.[3] The wings are translucent pink with a large black patch on forewings and a black terminal area on the hindwings. There is orange scaling on the head, thorax and the base of the forewings.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing in March in Florida.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pyrausta cardinalis, a new continental record (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide