Pyrausta sartoralis

Pyrausta sartoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. sartoralis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta sartoralis; Barnes & McDunnough, 1914

Pyrausta sartoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is about 14–17 mm. The forewings are deep creamy, suffused with brown. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with brown outwardly.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May and in July.[4]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 242
"801499.00 – 5020 – Pyrausta sartoralis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

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

[2] Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta Schrank, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[3] Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 242

[4] "801499.00 – 5020 – Pyrausta sartoralis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1914". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.