Biology:Pyrausta ploimalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Pyrausta ploimalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. ploimalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta ploimalis
Dyar, 1914

Pyrausta ploimalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The wings are whitish creamy, tinged with brown along the margins. The lines are broad and blurred and there is a scattering of black scales over the wings. Adults have been recorded on wing in August and November.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pyrausta ploimalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=27943. 
  3. Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 284 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14240476 entry