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Pyrausta nigrimaculata

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Pyrausta nigrimaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. nigrimaculata
Binomial name
Pyrausta nigrimaculata
Y.S. Bae & Y.K. Kim, 2002

Pyrausta nigrimaculata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Yang-Seop Bae and Yong-Ki Kim in 2002. It is found in Korea.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the extremely blackish wing.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Y.-K., Paek, M.-K. & Bae, Y.-S., 2002: "The genus Pyrausta Schrank (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Insecta Koreana. 19 (2): 167-180. Archived 2014-11-03 at the Wayback Machine