Pyrausta socialis

Pyrausta socialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. socialis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta socialis; (Grote, 1877)
Synonyms
	Botis socialisGrote, 1877;

Last updated July 29, 2025

Pyrausta socialis, the sociable pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario west to British Columbia, south to Montana and Colorado.^[2]

Subspecies

Pyrausta socialis socialis
Pyrausta socialis perpallidalisMunroe, 1976 (Washington, Oregon)

References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
↑ "801556.00 – 5075 – Pyrausta socialis – Sociable Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1877)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] "801556.00 – 5075 – Pyrausta socialis – Sociable Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1877)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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