Biology:Pyrausta pythialis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pyrausta pythialis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. pythialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta pythialis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
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Pyrausta pythialis 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 Manitoba and Saskatchewan.[2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are deep pink, with a bright yellow patch at the base of the wing on the inner margin. The hindwings are smoky with a bright yellow central area on the outer margin.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in June.[4]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta Schrank, 1802". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/pyrausta/. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ↑ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (2): 164
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "801514.00 – 5035 – Pyrausta pythialis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5035. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q14240660 entry
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