Pyrausta niveicilialis

Pyrausta niveicilialis, the white-fringed pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada to Florida and west to Colorado.

Pyrausta niveicilialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. niveicilialis
Binomial name
Pyrausta niveicilialis
(Grote, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Botis niveicilialis Grote, 1875

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dusty blackish, with a yellowish shade in the costal region.[2] Adults are on wing from March to October.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 2: 232 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "801554.00 – 5073 – Pyrausta niveicilialis – White-fringed Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.


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