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Pyrausta morenalis

Pyrausta morenalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and west to Texas and Nevada. It is also found in Mexico.

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Length
161 w
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Pyrausta morenalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. morenalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta morenalis
(Dyar, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Metasia morenalis Dyar, 1908

Pyrausta morenalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908.1 It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and west to Texas and Nevada. It is also found in Mexico.2

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown with a bronzy shine. The hindwings are pale.3 Adults have been recorded on wing from March to July and in October and December.4

References

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Pyrausta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 10 (1-2): 58 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University