Pyrausta borealis

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Pyrausta borealis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. borealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta borealis
Packard, 1867
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta subsequalis borealis

Pyrausta borealis, the northern pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Labrador west to British Columbia, north to Alaska and the Yukon. [2] The habitat consists of boreal forests.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The ground color of the fore- and hindwings is fulvous brown with dull yellowish-buff postmedial and subterminal lines. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pyrausta subsequalis .

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References

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  3. Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta borealis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.