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Pyrausta tuolumnalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pyrausta

Pyrausta tuolumnalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the western Northwest Territories and Yukon, south through British Columbia and Alberta to the mountains of California and New Mexico. The habitat consists of forested areas in the mountains.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The wings are dark brown with a buff postmedial line and a buff discal spot on both the fore- and hindwings. Adults are on wing in June and July.

References

Pyrausta tuolumnalis Wikipedia