Pyrausta augustalis

Pyrausta augustalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. augustalis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta augustalis; (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
	Botys augustalis C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875;

Pyrausta augustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico^[1] south to Central America.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are orange in the basal two-thirds and dark reddish in the distal third. The dividing line between these colors is almost straight and there is no antemedial line.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in March, from June to July and in November.^[3]

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Bug Guide
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Bug Guide

[3] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

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