| Pyrausta pyrocausta | |
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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. pyrocausta
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta pyrocausta Hampson, 1899
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Pyrausta pyrocausta is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1899.1 It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná.2
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are yellow, suffused with fulvous brown. The hindwings are orange yellow, with a black postmedial line and a fuscous terminal band, as well as a terminal series of black points.3
References
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta pyrocausta Hampson, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 268 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.