Pyrausta phoenicealis, the perilla leaf moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia.
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| Pyrausta phoenicealis |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Crambidae |
| Genus: |
Pyrausta |
| Species: |
P. phoenicealis |
| Binomial name |
Pyrausta phoenicealis
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| Synonyms |
- Haematia phoenicealis Hübner, 1818
- Botys phaenicealis Snellen, 1883
- Botys phaenicialis Snellen, 1875
- Rhodaria flegialis Walker, 1859
- Rhodaria noraxalis Walker, 1859
- Pyrausta chrysocarpa Meyrick, 1937
- Botys coecilialis Walker, 1859
- Myriostephes heliamma Meyrick, 1885
- Rhodaria catenalis Walker, 1866
- Rhodaria juncturalis Walker, 1866
- Rhodaria ocellusalis Walker, 1859
- Rhodaria panopealis Walker, 1859
- Rhodaria probalis Walker, 1859[1]
- Pyrausta panopealis (Walker, 1859)[2]
- Rhodaria panopealis Walker, 1859
- Pyrausta nerialis Boisduval, 1833
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It is a pest of Perilla (shiso), fruit mint (Dicerandra frutescens ) and knobweed (Hyptis capitata).[3] Larvae also feed on Lamiaceae mint plants, such as Hyptis pectina, Coleus species and rosemary.
