Pyrausta bicoloralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta |
Species: | P. bicoloralis
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Binomial name | |
Pyrausta bicoloralis (Guenée, 1854)
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Pyrausta bicoloralis, the bicolored pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia south to Florida, west to Michigan and Texas.[2] In the south, the range extends to South America.
The wingspan is 14–19 mm. Adults have a yellow and purple pattern. They are on wing from June to September.