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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 zonalis - Hodges#5022 (Pyrausta zonalis)
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Unknown moth - Pyrausta zonalis
Copyright © 2011 Gary McDonald

Unknown moth - Pyrausta zonalis
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
April 5, 2011
Size: 15mm wingspan spread.
Came to black light trap. (live oak/chaparral habitat). Perhaps the same as ?
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 6 April, 2011 - 3:43pm
Last updated 12 February, 2016 - 9:03am

Moved to Pyrausta zonalis
Moved from Pyrausta.

Tentative ID. See comments below. This one may be too small for napthealis and there may not be enough white in the terminal area, so along with his having zonalis in his area, that species seems most likely.
… Steve Nanz, 12 February, 2016 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
Not sure now
The jagged am. line would make this napthealis according to Munroe but I suspect that the two may be one species or a poorly defined complex. See more of my comments on your photo #1648575.
… Steve Nanz, 9 May, 2019 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks Steve for getting all this corrected.
… A. Hendrickson, 12 February, 2016 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

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Gary, would you now be sure enough to move this to species since you have had one ID'd by BOLD? They look very similar to me and darker than your napthealis.
… A. Hendrickson, 6 February, 2016 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

 
P. zonalis
It looks like he only has one under napthealis but BOLD seem to have it as zonalis. Anyway, I agree this should be moved to zonalis based on description.

Edit - Barnes & McDunnough separate the two by size, maculation and amount of white in terminal area. Gary's images seem to demonstrate that there is overlap so it is possible we can't know if all his images are zonalis without dissection/DNA.
… Steve Nanz, 12 February, 2016 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pyraloidea.
… Steve Nanz, 28 March, 2014 - 6:16am login or register to post comments

BOLD match
100% match at BOLD to Pyrausta nr. napaealis.
… Gary McDonald, 7 March, 2014 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 16 November, 2012 - 12:00am login or register to post comments

Looks like
an Evergestis, but not sure which. There are several species which look similar. These 2 photos might even be of 2 different species.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 7 April, 2011 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

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