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Pyrausta falcatalis

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Pyrausta falcatalis
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P. falcatalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta falcatalis
Guenee, 1854
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta phoenicealis Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1834 (not Walker, 1859)
  • Pyrausta falcatalis var. tauricalis Caradja, 1916

Pyrausta falcatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia[2] and Turkey. It has also been recorded from China.[3]

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and August in one generation per year in western Europe.[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia glutinosa.

References

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ BOLD Systems
  4. ^ LOT Moths and Butterflies