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Pyrausta (moth)

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Pyrausta
Pyrausta despicata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Pyrausta
Schrank, 1802[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Aplographe Warren, 1892
  • Autocosmia Warren, 1892
  • Botys Latreille, 1802
  • Botis Swainson, [1821]
  • Ostreophena Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Ostreophana Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Botis J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847
  • Heliaca Hübner, 1806
  • Cindaphia Lederer, 1863
  • Haematia Hübner, 1818
  • Heliaca Hübner, 1822
  • Heliaca Hübner, 1818
  • Heliaca Hübner, 1808
  • Herbula Guenée, 1854
  • Hyaloscia Dognin, 1908
  • Mardinia Amsel, 1952
  • Panstegia Hübner, 1825
  • Perilypa Hübner, 1825
  • Porphyritis Hübner, 1825
  • Proteroeca Meyrick, 1884
  • Pyrausta Hübner, 1825
  • Anthocrypta Warren, 1892
  • Pyraustes Billberg, 1820
  • Sciorista Warren, 1890
  • Rattana Rose & Pajni, 1979
  • Syllythria Hübner, 1825
  • Rhodaria Guenée, 1845
  • Synchromia Guenée, 1854
  • Tholeria Hübner, 1823
  • Trigonuncus Amsel, 1952

Pyrausta is a speciose genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.

Species

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The genus includes the following species:

A

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B-C

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D-F

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G-K

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L-N

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O-P

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Q-S

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T-Z

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Former species

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The following species were formerly included in this genus:

Status unclear

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  • Pyrausta argyralis (O.-G. Costa, 1836), described as Botys argyralis from Italy.
  • Pyrausta venalalis (Hulst, 1886), described as Botys venalalis from New York.

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.