Pyrausta nicalis

Pyrausta nicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. nicalis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta nicalis; (Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
	Stemmatophora nicalis Grote, 1878; Botis uxorculalis Hulst, 1886; Syllythria subnicalis Warren, 1892;

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. The forewings and hindwings are fuscous, tinged with red or purple and both with a pale buff postmedial line. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-August.

The larvae possibly feed on Mentha species.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"801511.00 – 5032 – Pyrausta nicalis – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta nicalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] "801511.00 – 5032 – Pyrausta nicalis – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

[3] Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta nicalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.