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Pyrausta coracinalis

Pyrausta coracinalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

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Pyrausta coracinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. coracinalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta coracinalis
Leraut, 1982
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nigralis Hübner, 1793 (Preocc.)
  • Phalaena nigralis Fabricius, 1794

Pyrausta coracinalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic and most of the Balkan Peninsula (except Greece).1

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the flowering plant Salvia pratensis.2

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