Pyrausta nicalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Lepidoptera
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Family: | Crambidae
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Genus: | Pyrausta
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Species: | P. nicalis
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Binomial name | |
Pyrausta nicalis (Grote, 1878)
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Pyrausta nicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California.[2]
The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-August.
The larvae possibly feed on Mentha species.[3]