Pyrausta signatalis

Pyrausta signatalis, the raspberry pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.^[1]

Pyrausta signatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. signatalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta signatalis (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
Rhodaria signatalis Walker, 1866 Botys (Rhodaria) vinulenta Grote & Robinson, 1867 Botys medullalis Snellen, 1899

Range

It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Ontario, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona.^[2] The habitat consists of aspen parkland and grasslands.

Behavior

The larvae feed on Monarda species,^[3] including Monarda fistulosa.