Pyrausta phaeophoenica is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in Paraná, Brazil.[2]
| Pyrausta phaeophoenica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. phaeophoenica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta phaeophoenica Hampson, 1899
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish red, irrorated (sprinkled) with yellow and greyish scales. The hindwings are black brown with a yellow spot below the middle of the cell.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta phaeophoenica Hampson, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 268
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