Pyrausta falcatalis
Species of moth
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Pyrausta falcatalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia[1] and Turkey. It has also been recorded from China.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. falcatalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta falcatalis Guenee, 1854 | |
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The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and August in one generation per year in western Europe.[3]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia glutinosa.
