Biology:Pyrausta tetraplagalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Pyrausta tetraplagalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. tetraplagalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tetraplagalis
Hampson, 1899

Pyrausta tetraplagalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, Equateur) and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are black with an orange subbasal band. The hindwings are black with an orange basal area.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 268 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14241574 entry