Pyrausta cardinalis
Species of moth
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Pyrausta cardinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Florida, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.[2]
| Pyrausta cardinalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. cardinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta cardinalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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The wingspan is about 12 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in March in Florida.
