Pyrausta cingulata

Pyrausta cingulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pyrausta
Species:
P. cingulata
Binomial name
Pyrausta cingulata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Geometra) cingulata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Botys vittalis La Harpe, 1864
  • Botys cingulalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Botys eremitica Fourcroy, 1785
  • Phalaena aethiopata Scopoli, 1763
  • Phalaena nigralis Fabricius, 1781
  • Pyrausta cingulalis ab. bicingulalis W. P. Curtis, 1934
  • Pyrausta cingulata f. apenninalis Costantini, 1923
  • Pyrausta rectefascialis Toll, 1936
  • Pyrausta rectefasciata ab. schmidti Szent-Ivány, 1941

Pyrausta cingulata, the silver-barred sable, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are blackish with a narrow very slightly sinuate white fascia beyond middle; tips of cilia white. Hindwings are as forewings, but fascia slightly curved. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae probably feed on wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus).

References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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