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Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis

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Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms
  • Pionea puralis South in Leech & South, 1901

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

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide
  4. ^ First report of Ecpyrrhoerrhoe puralis (South) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America: a naturalized exotic pyraustine from Asia feeding on Paulownia Siebold & Zucc