Biology:Pyrausta napaealis
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Short description: Species of moth
Pyrausta napaealis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta |
Species: | P. napaealis
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Binomial name | |
Pyrausta napaealis (Hulst, 1886)
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Pyrausta napaealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Washington (state) to California and west to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas . It is also found in northern Mexico.[2]
The wingspan is 17–22 mm (0.67–0.87 in). The forewings are cinereous (ash gray) along the inner and outer margin and fuscous brown along the costa and central space. The hindwings are fuscous with a black marginal line.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and in October.[4]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta napaealis (Hulst, 1886)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/pyrausta/#napaealis. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13: 145 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "801502.00 – 5023 – Pyrausta napaealis – (Hulst, 1886)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5023. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q14239755 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta napaealis.
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