Pyrausta plagalis
Species of moth
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Pyrausta plagalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Frank Haimbach in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Montana and Oklahoma.
| Pyrausta plagalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. plagalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta plagalis Haimbach, 1908 | |
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The wingspan is 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and from July to September.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pyrausta subsequalis.
