Pyrausta tyralis

Pyrausta tyralis, the coffee-loving pyrausta moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.^[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Florida to Arizona.^[2] It is also found from Mexico to Venezuela, as well as on the West Indies.^[3]

Pyrausta tyralis
Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth, Size: 8.9 mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. tyralis
Binomial name
Pyrausta tyralis (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
Rhodaria tyralis Guenée, 1854 Botis bellulalis Hulst, 1886 Botys diffissa Grote & Robinson, 1867 Pyrausta erosnealis Walker, 1859 Rhodaria agathalis Walker, 1859 Syllythria idessa Druce, 1895

Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth

Pyrausta tyralis, coffee-loving pyrausta moth

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in).^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Psychotria nervosa, Psychotria undata, Bidens connata and Dahlia species.