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Pyrausta napaealis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. napaealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta napaealis (Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
Paraedis napaealis Hulst, 1886

Pyrausta napaealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and west to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. It is also found in northern Mexico.

The wingspan is 17–22 mm (0.67–0.87 in). The forewings are cinereous (ash gray) along the inner and outer margin and fuscous brown along the costa and central space. The hindwings are fuscous with a black marginal line. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and in October.

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku. "Pyrausta napaealis (Hulst, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
3. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13: 145 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "801502.00 – 5023 – Pyrausta napaealis – (Hulst, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

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