Pyrausta phaeophoenica

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

Pyrausta phaeophoenica is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1899.^[1] It is found in Paraná, Brazil.^[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish red, irrorated (sprinkled) with yellow and greyish scales. The hindwings are black brown with a yellow spot below the middle of the cell.^[3]

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta phaeophoenica Hampson, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 268 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta phaeophoenica Hampson, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[3] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 268 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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