Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pyrausta | |
Similar Pyrausta rubricalis, Pyrausta orphisalis, Pyrausta signatalis, Loxostege cereralis, Pyrausta tyralis | ||
Pyrausta subsequalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta and southern British Columbia south to Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of dry prairie areas.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The ground color of the fore- and hindwings is fulvous brown with dull yellowish-buff postmedial and subterminal lines. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to early September.
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