Pyrausta tetraplagalis

Pyrausta tetraplagalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, Equateur) and Zimbabwe.[2]

Pyrausta tetraplagalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. tetraplagalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tetraplagalis
Hampson, 1899

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are black with an orange subbasal band. The hindwings are black with an orange basal area.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 268   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.