Pyrausta ignealis (Hampson, 1899) (formerly known as Noorda ignealis) PYRAUSTINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moth of this species has yellow forewings with brown patches and zigzag lines. The hindwings are yellow with wide brown margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in Australia in

Queensland.

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(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

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Further reading :

George F. Hampson,
A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralidae (Part 2),
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
1899, p. 221, No. 1.

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(written 29 December 2021)