Pyrausta tyralis

Pyrausta tyralis, the coffee-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona.[2] It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies.[3]

Pyrausta tyralis
Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth, Size: 8.9 mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. tyralis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tyralis (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
Rhodaria tyralis Guenée, 1854 Botis bellulalis Hulst, 1886 Botys diffissa Grote & Robinson, 1867 Pyrausta erosnealis Walker, 1859 Rhodaria agathalis Walker, 1859 Syllythria idessa Druce, 1895

Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth

Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in).[4] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

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

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
2. "Species Pyrausta tyralis - Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth - Hodges#5069". BugGuide. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
3. Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta tyralis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
4. "801550.00 – 5069 – Pyrausta tyralis – Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 26, 2018.