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Pyrausta plagalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pyrausta

Pyrausta plagalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Haimbach in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Montana and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and from July to September.

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pyrausta subsequalis.

References

Pyrausta plagalis Wikipedia