| Pyrausta perlelegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. perlelegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta perlelegans Hampson, 1898 | |
Pyrausta perlelegans is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1898. [1] It is found in Colombia and Peru.
The wingspan is about 28 mm.
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Pyrausta is a speciose genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.
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Pyrausta bostralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Kenya.
Pyrausta distictalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Malawi.
Pyrausta flavimarginalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Rwanda.
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