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Species Pyrausta pseuderosnealis - Hodges#5053

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5053 - Pyrausta pseuderosnealis Pyrausta pseuderosnealis Please help us to identify this moth. - Pyrausta pseuderosnealis Texas SE Gulf Coast - Pyrausta pseuderosnealis NMW2017 Moth #77 - Pyrausta pseuderosnealis Pyrausta pseuderosneali - Pyrausta pseuderosnealis Pyrausta sp. - Pyrausta pseuderosnealis Yellow-banded Pyrausta - Pyrausta pseuderosnealis
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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 pseuderosnealis (Pyrausta pseuderosnealis - Hodges#5053)

Hodges Number

5053

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pyrausta pseuderosnealis Munroe, 1976
Phylogenetic Sequence # 801533

Size

wingspan = 12–15mm (1)

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis:

Remarks

Type locality: USA, Texas, Georgetown

See Also

Sometimes this species is hard to separate from the very similar and highly variable Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth, Pyrausta tyralis.

Print References

Munroe, E. G. 1976: Pyraloidea Pyralidae comprising the subfamily Pyraustinae tribe Pyraustini (conclusion). Pp. 114–116, pl. 8 figs 9–13, pl. J fig. 8, pl. T fig. 4. – In: Dominick, R. B. et al., The Moths of America north of Mexico. 13.2 B 13.2B. – E.W. Classey Ltd. and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, London.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.Wikipedia
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Nina on 7 February, 2009 - 9:29am
Additional contributions by Kyhl Austin, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 28 May, 2019 - 1:53pm

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