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Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis

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Species of moth

Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ecpyrrhorrhoe
Species: E. puralis
Binomial name
Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
(South in Leech & South, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Pionea puralis South in Leech & South, 1901

Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in China (Hubei). It is an introduced species in the eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September in North America.

The larvae feed on Paulownia tomentosa.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
  4. First report of Ecpyrrhoerrhoe puralis (South) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America: a naturalized exotic pyraustine from Asia feeding on Paulownia Siebold & Zucc
Taxon identifiers
Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis


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