Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
Appearance
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Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Ecpyrrhorrhoe |
Species: | E. puralis
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Binomial name | |
Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis (South in Leech & South, 1901)
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Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in China (Hubei).[1] It is an introduced species in the eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September in North America.
The larvae feed on Paulownia tomentosa.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ First report of Ecpyrrhoerrhoe puralis (South) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America: a naturalized exotic pyraustine from Asia feeding on Paulownia Siebold & Zucc