Pyrausta socialis

Pyrausta socialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. socialis
Binomial name
	Pyrausta socialis; (Grote, 1877)
Synonyms
	Botis socialis Grote, 1877;

Pyrausta socialis, the sociable pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario west to British Columbia, south to Montana and Colorado.[2]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are deep reddish or pinkish brown with a dark subterminal band. The hindwings are whitish buff with a fuscous postmedial line.[3]

Subspecies

Pyrausta socialis socialis
Pyrausta socialis perpallidalis Munroe, 1976 (Washington, Oregon)

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"801556.00 – 5075 – Pyrausta socialis – Sociable Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1877)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Pyrausta socialis". 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] "801556.00 – 5075 – Pyrausta socialis – Sociable Pyrausta Moth – (Grote, 1877)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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