Pyrausta nigrimaculata

Pyrausta nigrimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. nigrimaculata
Binomial name
Pyrausta nigrimaculata
Y.S. Bae & Y.K. Kim, 2002

Pyrausta nigrimaculata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Bae and Kim in 2002. It is found in Korea.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The ground colour of the wings is dark fuscous brown, with a large yellowish marking on the postmedial area of the forewing. The is a yellowish band on the hindwings.

Etymology

The species name refers to the extremely blackish wing.[1]

References

  1. Kim, Y.-K. , Paek, M.-K. & Bae, Y.-S., 2002: The genus Pyrausta Schrank (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from Korea, with description of a new species. Insecta Koreana 19 (2): 167-180. Full article: .


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