Pyrausta signatalis
Pyrausta signatalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta |
Species: | P. signatalis |
Binomial name | |
Pyrausta signatalis (Walker, 1866) | |
Synonyms | |
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Pyrausta signatalis, the raspberry pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1]
Range
[edit]It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Ontario, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona.[2] The habitat consists of aspen parkland and grasslands.
Behavior
[edit]The larvae feed on Monarda species,[3] including Monarda fistulosa.
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta signatalis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2018.