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Pyrausta borealis

Pyrausta borealis, the northern pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Labrador west to British Columbia, north to Alaska and the Yukon. The habitat consists of boreal forests.

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Pyrausta borealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. borealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta borealis
Packard, 1867
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta subsequalis borealis

Pyrausta borealis, the northern pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867.1 It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Labrador west to British Columbia, north to Alaska and the Yukon.2 The habitat consists of boreal forests.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July.3

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pyrausta subsequalis.

References

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta borealis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.