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Pyrausta onythesalis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionApr 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ14240076 ↗
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Pyrausta onythesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The exterior line and a broad submarginal band on the wings are purplish red. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

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This entry incorporates text from “Pyrausta onythesalis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.