Pyrausta phaeophoenica

Pyrausta phaeophoenica
Scientific classification Edit this 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 family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in Paraná, Brazil.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish red, irrorated (sprinkled) with yellow and greyish scales. The hindwings are black brown with a yellow spot below the middle of the cell.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta phaeophoenica Hampson, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 268 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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