Pyrausta comastis
Pyrausta comastis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta |
Species: | P. comastis |
Binomial name | |
Pyrausta comastis (Meyrick, 1884) | |
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Pyrausta comastis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1884.[1] It is found in New Zealand. The habitat consists of dry grassy hills.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, suffused with reddish ochreous. There is usually a dense blackish irroration forming a basal patch and broad fasciae following the first and second lines. The hindwings are ochreous-orange, with some scattered black scales anteriorly. There is a blackish line beyond the middle and a blackish hind marginal band.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
- ↑ X. On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina
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