Pyrausta tuolumnalis

Pyrausta tuolumnalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the western Northwest Territories and Yukon, south through British Columbia and Alberta to the mountains of California and New Mexico.[2] The habitat consists of forested areas in the mountains.

Pyrausta tuolumnalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Pyrausta
Species:
P. tuolumnalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tuolumnalis

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The wings are dark brown with a buff postmedial line and a buff discal spot on both the forewings and hindwings. Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801539.00 – 5059 – Pyrausta tuolumnalis – Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. "Species Page - Pyrausta tuolumnalis". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.


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