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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 » Mint-loving Pyrausta - Hodges#5071 (Pyrausta acrionalis)

Species Pyrausta acrionalis - Mint-loving Pyrausta - Hodges#5071

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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 acrionalis (Mint-loving Pyrausta - Hodges#5071)
Hodges Number
5071
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pyrausta acrionalis (Walker, 1859)
Rhodaria acrionalis Walker, 1859
Numbers
There are more than 63 species of the genus Pyrausta in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)
Size
Wingspan 14-18 mm.
Identification
Deep rose to violet forewings have yellow along the leading edge and the fringes of the wing.
Range
Eastern North America. (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10)
Food
Larvae feed on the leaves of mint sp.
See Also
Pyrausta laticlavia
Print References
Munroe, E., 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2b. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 136; pl. 6.13-14.(11)
Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London, 19: 925.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (12)
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Works Cited
1.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.South Carolina Moth Species
4.Arkansas Lepidoptera Survey
5.Moths of Stengl "Lost Pines" Biological Research Station (University of Texas, Austin)
6.Moths of Dallas County, Texas
7.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
8.Moths of Brackenridge Field Laboratory University of Texas at Austin
9.Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)
10.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
11.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.2B. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part), Pyraustinae, Pyraustini (conclusion)...
Munroe, Eugene. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
12.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 September, 2005 - 10:17am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, marcie oconnor, Fyn Kynd
Last updated 19 October, 2017 - 7:13am

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