Pyrausta ploimalis

Pyrausta ploimalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

Pyrausta ploimalis
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P. ploimalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta ploimalis
Dyar, 1914

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The wings are whitish creamy, tinged with brown along the margins. The lines are broad and blurred and there is a scattering of black scales over the wings. Adults have been recorded on wing in August and November.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pyrausta ploimalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 284


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