Pyrausta pyrocausta

Pyrausta pyrocausta is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná.[2]

Pyrausta pyrocausta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. pyrocausta
Binomial name
Pyrausta pyrocausta
Hampson, 1899

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are yellow, suffused with fulvous brown. The hindwings are orange yellow, with a black postmedial line and a fuscous terminal band, as well as a terminal series of black points.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta pyrocausta Hampson, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 268 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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