Pyrausta pyrocausta

Pyrausta pyrocausta is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1899.^[1] It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná.^[2]

Pyrausta pyrocausta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. pyrocausta
Binomial name
Pyrausta pyrocausta Hampson, 1899

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are yellow, suffused with fulvous brown. The hindwings are orange yellow, with a black postmedial line and a fuscous terminal band, as well as a terminal series of black points.^[3]