Pyrausta borealis

Pyrausta borealis, the northern pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland and Labrador west to British Columbia, north to Alaska and the Yukon.^[2] The habitat consists of boreal forests.

Pyrausta borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. borealis
Binomial name
Pyrausta borealis Packard, 1867
Synonyms
Pyrausta subsequalis borealis

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July.^[3]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pyrausta subsequalis.