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Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth, Size: 8.9 mm | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta |
Species: | P. tyralis
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Binomial name | |
Pyrausta tyralis (
Guenée, 1854)
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Pyrausta tyralis, the coffee-loving pyrausta moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. [1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona. [2] It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies. [3]
The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). [4] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Psychotria nervosa, Psychotria undata, Bidens connata and Dahlia species.
Pyrausta tyralis | |
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Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth, Size: 8.9 mm | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta |
Species: | P. tyralis
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Binomial name | |
Pyrausta tyralis (
Guenée, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
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Pyrausta tyralis, the coffee-loving pyrausta moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. [1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona. [2] It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies. [3]
The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). [4] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Psychotria nervosa, Psychotria undata, Bidens connata and Dahlia species.