Psara ferruginalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found on Madagascar and Réunion.[1]

Psara ferruginalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Psara
Species:
P. ferruginalis
Binomial name
Psara ferruginalis
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Botys ferruginalis Saalmüller 1880

It has a wingspan of 20 mm.[2]

Host plants of this species are Stenotaphrum dimidiatum (Poaceae).[3]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Psara ferruginalis (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 507, ref.877
  3. ^ Guillermet, C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae