Pyrausta onythesalis

Pyrausta onythesalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. onythesalis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta onythesalis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Botys onythesalis Walker, 1859;

Pyrausta onythesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas^[2] and Arizona.^[3]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The exterior line and a broad submarginal band on the wings are purplish red.^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.^[5]

References[]

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta onythesalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
^ The Moths of Southeastern Arizona
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 734
^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta onythesalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

[3] The Moths of Southeastern Arizona

[4] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 734

[5] Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

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