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Pyrausta phoenicealis

Pyrausta phoenicealis, the perilla leaf moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia.

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Pyrausta phoenicealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. phoenicealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta phoenicealis
(Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Haematia phoenicealis Hübner, 1818
  • Botys phaenicealis Snellen, 1883
  • Botys phaenicialis Snellen, 1875
  • Rhodaria flegialis Walker, 1859
  • Rhodaria noraxalis Walker, 1859
  • Pyrausta chrysocarpa Meyrick, 1937
  • Botys coecilialis Walker, 1859
  • Myriostephes heliamma Meyrick, 1885
  • Rhodaria catenalis Walker, 1866
  • Rhodaria juncturalis Walker, 1866
  • Rhodaria ocellusalis Walker, 1859
  • Rhodaria panopealis Walker, 1859
  • Rhodaria probalis Walker, 18591
  • Pyrausta panopealis (Walker, 1859)2
  • Rhodaria panopealis Walker, 1859
  • Pyrausta nerialis Boisduval, 1833

Pyrausta phoenicealis, the perilla leaf moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia.

It is a pest of Perilla (shiso), fruit mint (Dicerandra frutescens ) and knobweed (Hyptis capitata).3 Larvae also feed on Lamiaceae mint plants, such as Hyptis pectina, Coleus species and rosemary.

References

References

  1. Synonyms: Atlas of living Australia
  2. Maes, 2014. Notes on the Crambidae of Africa with new synonyms and combinations (Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae). Lambillionea CXIV, 2, 2014: 139-143
  3. "Pyrausta panopealis (Walker, 1859) Perilla Leaf Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved February 25, 2018.