| Pyrausta cardinalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. cardinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta cardinalis (Guenée, 1854)
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Pyrausta cardinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.1 It is found in Florida, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.2
The wingspan is about 12 mm.3 Adults have been recorded on wing in March in Florida.
References
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Pyrausta cardinalis, a new continental record (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
- "801528.00 – 5076.2 – Pyrausta cardinalis – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 15, 2018.