Pyrausta californicalis

Pyrausta californicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. californicalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta californicalis
(Packard, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Botys californicalis Packard, 1873

Pyrausta californicalis, the California pyrausta moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Packard in 1873.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to California.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to October.[2]

The larvae feed on Mentha species.[3]

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