Jump to content

Pyrausta trizonalis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pyrausta trizonalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. trizonalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta trizonalis
Hampson, 1899

Pyrausta trizonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in Orizaba, Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings of the males are blackish, tinged with red. There is a diffuse orange antemedial band. The hindwings are black, with an orange subbasal band, as well as orange medial and subterminal bands. The forewings of the females are suffused with rufous and the orange and black markings are blurred and ill defined.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta trizonalis Hampson, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 268 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.