Pyrausta pauperalis, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Pyrausta pauperalis, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Pyrausta pauperalis (Staudinger, 1879)

MOTH INFO

Pyrausta pauperalis is a moth of the family Crambidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Pyrausta pauperalis (Staudinger, 1879)

Botys pauperalis (Staudinger, 1870)

Udea pauperalis (Staudinger, 1879)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Pyrausta

Wingspan

20-21 mm

Habitat

Phrygana.

Food plant
Flight period*
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

*based on a few observations on the island

Links

Lepiforum e. V.

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