Pyrausta pyrocausta

Pyrausta pyrocausta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species: P. pyrocausta
Binomial name
Pyrausta pyrocausta
Hampson, 1899

Pyrausta pyrocausta is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Brazil (São Paulo, Paraña).[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are yellow, suffused with fulvous brown. The hindwings are orange-yellow, with a black postmedial line and a fuscous terminal band, as well as a terminal series of black points.[3]

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