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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 » Pyrausta subgenerosa - Hodges#5057 (Pyrausta subgenerosa)

Species Pyrausta subgenerosa - Hodges#5057

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Pyrausta? - Pyrausta subgenerosa
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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 subgenerosa (Pyrausta subgenerosa - Hodges#5057)
Hodges Number
5057
Size
Forewing length 7-7.5 mm (1)
Identification
Very similar to Pyrausta generosa but smaller; forewing uniformly dark brown, without yellowish variegation; yellow spot between orbicular and reniform minute, but distinct; yellow subapical costal bar almost linear and narrower, about four times as long as wide; hindwing as in generosa. (1)
Range
California (1)

possibly Oregon (BAMONA) and Nevada (BugGuide)
Season
June (1)
See Also
Pyrausta generosa is found east of the Rocky Mountains

typical P. generosa image:
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
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.
Contributed by Steve Morris on 25 December, 2022 - 6:27pm
Last updated 28 December, 2022 - 4:14pm

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