Pyrausta tenuilinea

Pyrausta tenuilinea is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by George Hampson in 1913 and it is found in Panama.[2]

Pyrausta tenuilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Pyrausta
Species:
P. tenuilinea
Binomial name
Pyrausta tenuilinea
Hampson, 1913
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta rhodochroia Dyar, 1914

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are purplish pink with a yellowish antemedial line. The hindwings are whitish suffused with brown and a black terminal line.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta tenuilinea Hampson, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 12 (67): 35


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