Pyrausta porphyralis

Pyrausta porphyralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta^[1]
Species:	P. porphyralis
Binomial name
*Pyrausta porphyralis* (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
Pyralis porphyralis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Pyralis coccinalis Hübner, 1796 Pyrausta chionealis Guenée, 1854

Pyrausta porphyralis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Croatia, Greece and Ukraine).^[2]

The wingspan is 15–18 mm.^[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mentha aquatica, Origanum and Helichrysum species.^[4]

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