| Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ecpyrrhorrhoe |
| Species: | E. puralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis (South in Leech & South, 1901) | |
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Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in China (Hubei).[1] It is an introduced species in the eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September in North America.
The larvae feed on Paulownia tomentosa.[4]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ First report of Ecpyrrhoerrhoe puralis (South) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America: a naturalized exotic pyraustine from Asia feeding on Paulownia Siebold & Zucc
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