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

Pyrausta sartoralis 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 Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is about 14–17 mm. The forewings are deep creamy, suffused with brown. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with brown outwardly.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May and in July.[4]

References[edit]

  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): 242Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "801499.00 – 5020 – Pyrausta sartoralis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.


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