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Pyrausta inveterascalis

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

Pyrausta inveterascalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Pennsylvania to southern Ontario, Illinois and Missouri.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground color of the forewings is dull vinous with a narrow terminal yellow area. The hindwings are smoky.[3]

The larvae feed on Monarda species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "801515.00 – 5036 – Pyrausta inveterascalis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (2): 165Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.