Pyrausta plagalis

Pyrausta plagalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. plagalis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta plagalis; Haimbach, 1908
Synonyms
	Pyrausta subsequalis plagalisHaimbach, 1908;

Last updated May 03, 2019

Pyrausta plagalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Frank Haimbach in 1908.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Montana and Oklahoma.

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.

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The wingspan is 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and from July to September.^[2]

The wingspan of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777-200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres, and a wandering albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres, the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other fixed-wing aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stands at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and owns one of the largest wingspans at 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m).

Taxonomy

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

Pyrausta subsequalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta and southern British Columbia south to Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of dry prairie areas.

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References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. as Pyrausta subsequalis plagalis. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. as Pyrausta subsequalis plagalis. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

[2] Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.