Pyrausta aurea

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Pyrausta aurea
File:Pyrausta aurea MEM74290.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. aurea
Binomial name
Pyrausta aurea
(Hampson, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Pachyzancla aurea Hampson, 1913 (not Butler, 1875)

Pyrausta aurea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found from Nevada,[1] southern Arizona, southern Texas[2] and Mexico[3] south at least to Costa Rica.[4]

The wingspan is about 18 mm for males and 20 mm for females. Adults are orange with a faint oblique antemedial line on the forewings.[5] Adults are on wing from June to August.

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