Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth

Pyrausta tyralis

"Pyrausta tyralis" is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona. It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
A Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta tyralis) Coffee-loving? Coffee-loving! Geotagged,Pyrausta tyralis,Pyrausta tyralis),United States,Winter

Food

The larvae feed on "Psychotria nervosa", "Psychotria undata", "Bidens connata" and "Dahlia" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusPyrausta
SpeciesP. tyralis
Photographed in
United States of America