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Pyrausta phoenicealis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pyrausta

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Pyrausta, Butterflies and moths, Pyrausta rubricalis, Pyrausta orphisalis, Pyrausta tyralis

Pyrausta phoenicealis or perilla leaf moth is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia.

It is a pest of perilla (shiso), fruit mint (Dicerandra frutescens ) and Knobweed (Hyptis capitata). Larvae also feed on Lamiaceae mint plants, such as Hyptis pectina, Coleus sp. and Rosemary.

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