Pyrausta borealis
Species of moth
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Pyrausta borealis, the northern pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Labrador west to British Columbia, north to Alaska and the Yukon.[2] The habitat consists of boreal forests.
| Pyrausta borealis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. borealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta borealis Packard, 1867 | |
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The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pyrausta subsequalis.
