Pyrausta borealis

Pyrausta borealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. borealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta borealis
Packard, 1867
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta subsequalis borealis

Pyrausta borealis, the northern pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Labrador west to British Columbia, north to Alaska and the Yukon.[2] The habitat consists of boreal forests.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July.[3]

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta borealis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.


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