Pyrausta ploimalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]
| Pyrausta ploimalis | |
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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. ploimalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta ploimalis Dyar, 1914
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The wings are whitish creamy, tinged with brown along the margins. The lines are broad and blurred and there is a scattering of black scales over the wings. Adults have been recorded on wing in August and November.[3]
References edit
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pyrausta ploimalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 284
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