Pyrausta posticalis

Pyrausta posticalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in Madagascar.[1]

Pyrausta posticalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Subfamily:
Pyraustinae
Genus:
Pyrausta
Species:
P. posticalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta posticalis
(Saalmüller), 1880)
Synonyms
  • Botys posticalis Saalmüller, 1880
  • Syllepte posticalis

It has a wingspan of 24–27 mm.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte posticalis (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 509, ref.881


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