Pyrausta porphyralis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Pyrausta
Species
Pyrausta porphyralis
Scientific Name
Pyrausta porphyralis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pyrausta porphyralis

Pyrausta porphyralis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Croatia, Greece and Ukraine).

The wingspan is 15–18 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mentha aquatica, Origanum and Helichrysum species.

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Pyrausta porphyralis in languages:

Bokmål
porfyrengmott
Dutch
Roestkleurige muntvlinder
Finnish
käpäläkirjokoisa
German
Porphyr-Purpurzünsler
Swedish
porfyrljusmott

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