Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
| Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ecpyrrhorrhoe |
| Species: | E. puralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis (South in Leech & South, 1901) | |
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Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in China (Hubei).[1] It is an introduced species in the eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September in North America.
The larvae feed on Paulownia tomentosa.[4]
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