| Pyrausta tyralis | |
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| Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth, Size: 8.9 mm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. tyralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta tyralis (Guenée, 1854)
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Pyrausta tyralis, the coffee-loving pyrausta moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.1 It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona.2 It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies.3
The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in).4 Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Psychotria nervosa, Psychotria undata, Bidens connata and Dahlia species.
References
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- "Species Pyrausta tyralis - Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth - Hodges#5069". BugGuide. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta tyralis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- "801550.00 – 5069 – Pyrausta tyralis – Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 26, 2018.