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Pyrausta pilatealis

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Pyrausta pilatealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. pilatealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta pilatealis

Pyrausta pilatealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and eastern Washington.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grayish white, slightly sprinkled with brown scales. The hindwings are pale smoky, darker along the outer border.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July and in September.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 242 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "801505.00 – 5026 – Pyrausta pilatealis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.