Pyrausta onythesalis

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Pyrausta onythesalis
File:Pyrausta onythesalis P1120153a.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. onythesalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta onythesalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys onythesalis Walker, 1859

Pyrausta onythesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas[2] and Arizona.[3]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The exterior line and a broad submarginal band on the wings are purplish red.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.[5]

References

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  3. ^ The Moths of Southeastern Arizona
  4. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 734
  5. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

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