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).[2]
Pyrausta porphyralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pyrausta[1] |
Species: | P. porphyralis |
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Pyrausta porphyralis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) | |
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mentha aquatica, Origanum and Helichrysum species.[4]
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