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Pyrausta obfuscata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pyrausta

Similar
  
Pyrausta aerealis, Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis, Pyrausta cingulata, Udea hamalis, Nascia cilialis

Pyrausta obfuscata is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found from Spain to Belgium and from France to the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Russia.

Adults are on wing in July and August in one generation per year. They are active during the daytime on sunny days.

The larvae feed on Inula conyzae.

References

Pyrausta obfuscata Wikipedia