Pyrausta californicalis

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Pyrausta californicalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. californicalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta californicalis
(Packard, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Botys californicalisPackard, 1873

Pyrausta californicalis, the California pyrausta moth or Mint Moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to California.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to October. [2]

The larvae feed on Mentha species. [3]

Subspecies

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<i>Pyrausta dapalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta fodinalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta grotei</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta inornatalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta lethalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta napaealis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta nexalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta perrubralis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta pseuderosnealis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta pseudonythesalis</i> Species of moth

Pyrausta pseudonythesalis, the Shasta pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

<i>Pyrausta roseivestalis</i> Species of moth

Pyrausta roseivestalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and southern Arizona.

<i>Pyrausta scurralis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta semirubralis</i> Species of moth

Pyrausta semirubralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern British Columbia to California, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona. The habitat consists of coastal areas, reaching inland up to altitudes of about 9000 ft.

<i>Pyrausta subsequalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta tyralis</i> Species of moth

Pyrausta tyralis, the coffee-loving pyrausta moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona. It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies.

<i>Pyrausta unifascialis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pyrausta volupialis</i> Species of moth

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Pyrausta borealis, the northern pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. 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. The habitat consists of boreal forests.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. "801532.00 – 5052 – Pyrausta californicalis – California Pyrausta Moth – (Packard, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta californicalis (Packard, 1873)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 19, 2018.