Pyrausta augustalis

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Pyrausta augustalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. augustalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta augustalis
Synonyms
  • Botys augustalisC. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Pyrausta augustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico [1] south to Central America.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. [2] Adults have been recorded on wing in March, from June to July and in November. [3]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University