Pyrausta scurralis
Species of moth
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Pyrausta scurralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was first observed and described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded/reported in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the US states, California, Arizona, and New Mexico and in Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. scurralis |
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| Pyrausta scurralis (Hulst, 1886) | |
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The wingspan of this moth is about 23 mm.
Subspecies
- Pyrausta scurralis scurralis
- Pyrausta scurralis awemealis Munroe, 1976 (Manitoba, Saskatchewan)
