Pyrausta obfuscata

Pyrausta obfuscata is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found from Spain to Belgium and from France to the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Russia.[1]

Pyrausta obfuscata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. obfuscata
Binomial name
Pyrausta obfuscata
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena obfuscata Scopoli, 1763
  • Phalaena Pyralis rubralis Villers, 1789
  • Pyrausta atrosanguinalis Eversmann, 1842
  • Pyrausta fucatalis Treitschke, 1835
  • Pyrausta pygmaealis Duponchel, 1832
  • Tinea bimaculosa Fourcroy, 1785

Adults are on wing in July and August in one generation per year. They are active during the daytime on sunny days.[2]

The larvae feed on Inula conyzae.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Lepidoptera of Belgium
  3. lepiforum.de


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.