Pyrausta phaeophoenica
| Pyrausta phaeophoenica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. phaeophoenica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta phaeophoenica Hampson, 1899 | |
Pyrausta phaeophoenica is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Brazil (Paraña).[2]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-red, irrorated with yellow and greyish scales. The hindwings are black-brown with a yellow spot below the middle of the cell.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pyrausta at funet
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 268
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