Pyrausta tetraplagalis

Pyrausta tetraplagalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, Equateur) and Zimbabwe.[2]

Pyrausta tetraplagalis
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P. tetraplagalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tetraplagalis
Hampson, 1899

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are black with an orange subbasal band. The hindwings are black with an orange basal area.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 268


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