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Pyrausta nicalis

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Pyrausta nicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. nicalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta nicalis
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Stemmatophora nicalis Grote, 1878
  • Botis uxorculalis Hulst, 1886
  • Syllythria subnicalis Warren, 1892

Pyrausta nicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California.[2]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-August.

The larvae possibly feed on Mentha species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "801511.00 – 5032 – Pyrausta nicalis – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta nicalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.