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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae » Pyraustini » Pyrausta » Orange Mint Moth - Hodges#5058 (Pyrausta orphisalis)

Species Pyrausta orphisalis - Orange Mint Moth - Hodges#5058

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Pyraustinae
Tribe Pyraustini
Genus Pyrausta
Species orphisalis (Orange Mint Moth - Hodges#5058)
Hodges Number
5058
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859
Numbers
One of sixty-two species in this genus in America north of Mexico
Size
Wingspan 15-17 mm
Identification
Range
Coast to coast in US.
Season
The flight period is March to October with the peak from June to August.
Food
Larvae feed on mint species. (1)
Life Cycle
Mated pair; ovipositing
See Also
Pyrausta generosa
Print References
Munroe, E. 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.2B. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 119; pl. 5.5-10.(1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
E.H. Strickland Museum
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.2B. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part), Pyraustinae, Pyraustini (conclusion)...
Munroe, Eugene. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 January, 2005 - 8:04pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Maury Heiman, ceiseman, marcie oconnor
Last updated 10 February, 2022 - 1:48pm

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