Pyrausta augustalis

Pyrausta augustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico[1] south to Central America.

Pyrausta augustalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. augustalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta augustalis
Synonyms
  • Botys augustalis C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are orange in the basal two-thirds and dark reddish in the distal third. The dividing line between these colors is almost straight and there is no antemedial line.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in March, from June to July and in November.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University


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