Pyrausta castalis Treitschke is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pyrausta castalis Treitschke

Pyrausta castalis Treitschke

Pyrausta castalis is a 16 mm wingspan moth in the Crambidae family found across parts of Europe and Turkey.

Family
Genus
Pyrausta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pyrausta castalis Treitschke

Pyrausta castalis Treitschke is a species of moth that belongs to the family Crambidae. This moth can be found in Russia, the Czech Republic, the Balkan Peninsula, Italy, France, and Spain. It has also been recorded to occur in Turkey. The wingspan of Pyrausta castalis is approximately 16 millimeters.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Pyrausta

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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