Pyrausta tetraplagalis

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Pyrausta tetraplagalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. tetraplagalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tetraplagalis
Hampson, 1899

Pyrausta tetraplagalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, Equateur) and Zimbabwe. [2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are black with an orange subbasal band. The hindwings are black with an orange basal area. [3]

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References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 268 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .