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Similar Pyrausta aerealis, Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis, Pyrausta virginalis, Pyrausta cingulata, Paratalanta hyalinalis | ||
Pyrausta falcatalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. It has also been recorded from China.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and August in one generation per year in western Europe.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salvia glutinosa.
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