Pyrausta lethalis
| Pyrausta lethalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. lethalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta lethalis (Grote, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrausta lethalis, the lethal pyrausta moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1881.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California (the Mojave Desert, Los Angeles) to southern Nevada, southern Arizona and Texas (the Big Bend region).[2]
The wingspan is about 16 mm.[3] The forewings are purplish-brown with a dark brown exterior line. The subterminal area is pale brown, shaded with whitish. The hindwings are pale fuscous with a black terminal line.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.[5]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pyrausta at funet
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ Can. Ent. 13 (2): 33
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
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