Pyrausta niveicilialis

Pyrausta niveicilialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. niveicilialis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta niveicilialis; (Grote, 1875)
Synonyms
	Botis niveicilialis Grote, 1875;

Pyrausta niveicilialis, the white-fringed pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada to Florida and west to Colorado.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dusty blackish, with a yellowish shade in the costal region.[2] Adults are on wing from March to October.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 2: 232
"801554.00 – 5073 – Pyrausta niveicilialis – White-fringed Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 2: 232

[3] "801554.00 – 5073 – Pyrausta niveicilialis – White-fringed Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.