Pyrausta plagalis

Pyrausta plagalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Frank Haimbach in 1908.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Montana and Oklahoma.

Pyrausta plagalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. plagalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta plagalis Haimbach, 1908
Synonyms
Pyrausta subsequalis plagalis Haimbach, 1908 Pyrausta insequalis plagalis Haimbach, 1908

The wingspan is 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and from July to September.^[2]

Taxonomy

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