Pyrausta lethalis

Pyrausta lethalis, the lethal pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California (the Mojave Desert, Los Angeles) to southern Nevada, southern Arizona and Texas (the Big Bend region).^[2]

Pyrausta lethalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. lethalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta lethalis (Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
Botis lethalis Grote, 1881

The wingspan is about 16 mm.^[3] The forewings are purplish brown with a dark brown exterior line. The subterminal area is pale brown, shaded with whitish. The hindwings are pale fuscous with a black terminal line.^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.^[5]