Pyrausta posticalis

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Pyrausta posticalis
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P. posticalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta posticalis
(Saalmüller), 1880)
Synonyms
  • Botys posticalisSaalmüller, 1880
  • Syllepte posticalis

Pyrausta posticalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in Madagascar. [1]

It has a wingspan of 24–27 mm. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte posticalis (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 509, ref.881