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Species Pyrausta flavofascialis - Hodges#5048

Pyrausta laticlavia or flavofascialis? - Pyrausta flavofascialis

Pyrausta flavofascialis - Pyrausta flavofascialis

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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 flavofascialis (Pyrausta flavofascialis - Hodges#5048)

Hodges Number

5048

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pyrausta flavofascialis (Grote(1), 1882) (1), (2)

Botis flavofascialis Grote, 1882

Numbers

There are 63 named species of the genus Pyrausta in America north of Mexico. (3), (4)

Size

Grote (1882) listed a wingspan of 21 mm.

Identification

Grote (1882) original description as Botis flavofascialis is available online in the print references.

Range

Arizona to western Texas. (4), (5)

Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.

Season

The main flight period is May to September. (4)

Food

Unknown.

Print References

Grote, A.R. 1882. New moths, with partial catalogue of Noctuae. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey, 577.

Munroe, E., 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2b. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 110; pl. 6.34-35. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (4)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD (6)

Moths of Southeastern Arizona (5)

Works Cited

1.	Augustus Radcliffe Grote, Lepidopterist (1841-1903)

2.	The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.2B. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part), Pyraustinae, Pyraustini (conclusion)... Munroe, Eugene. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

3.	Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

5.	Moths of Southeast Arizona

6.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 28 August, 2011 - 3:07pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 28 May, 2019 - 9:53am

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