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Pyrausta nicalis

Pyrausta nicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California.

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Pyrausta nicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. nicalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta nicalis
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Stemmatophora nicalis Grote, 1878
  • Botis uxorculalis Hulst, 1886
  • Syllythria subnicalis Warren, 1892

Pyrausta nicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.1 It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California.2

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-August.

The larvae possibly feed on Mentha species.3

References

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801511.00 – 5032 – Pyrausta nicalis – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta nicalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.