Pyrausta morenalis

Pyrausta morenalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. morenalis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta morenalis; (Dyar, 1908)
Synonyms
	Metasia morenalis Dyar, 1908;

Pyrausta morenalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and west to Texas and Nevada. It is also found in Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown with a bronzy shine. The hindwings are pale.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to July and in October and December.[4]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Pyrausta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 10 (1-2): 58
Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Pyrausta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 10 (1-2): 58

[4] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University