Pyrausta insignitalis

Pyrausta insignitalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. insignitalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta insignitalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Rhodaria insignitalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys eratalis Walker, 1859
  • Asopia largalis Walker, 1859
  • Scopula ordinatalis Walker, 1865

Pyrausta insignitalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida and South Carolina.[2] It is also found on the West Indies, as well as in Central America and South America.[3]

The wingspan is about 15–16 mm.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Pyrausta at funet
  4. ↑ Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 8: 173


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