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Pyrausta augustalis

Pyrausta augustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico south to Central America.

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Pyrausta augustalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. augustalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta augustalis
Synonyms
  • Botys augustalis C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Pyrausta augustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico1 south to Central America.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.2 Adults have been recorded on wing in March, from June to July and in November.3

References

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University