Pyrausta napaealis

Pyrausta napaealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. napaealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta napaealis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Paraedis napaealis Hulst, 1886

Pyrausta napaealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and west to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. It is also found in northern Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. The forewings are cinereous along the inner and outer margin and fuscous brown along the costa and central space. The hindwings are fuscous with a black marginal line.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and in October.[4]

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