Pyrausta niveicilialis

Pyrausta niveicilialis, the white-fringed pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada to Florida and west to Colorado.

Pyrausta niveicilialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. niveicilialis
Binomial name
Pyrausta niveicilialis (Grote, 1875)
Synonyms
Botis niveicilialis Grote, 1875

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dusty blackish, with a yellowish shade in the costal region.^[2] Adults are on wing from March to October.^[3]