Pyrausta augustalis
Species of moth
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Pyrausta augustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico[1] south to Central America.
| Pyrausta augustalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. augustalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta augustalis | |
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The wingspan is about 18 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in March, from June to July and in November.[3]