''Pyrausta'' is a speciose

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. The genus was erected by

Franz von Paula Schrank Franz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist. He was ordained as a priest in Vienna in 1784, gaining his doctorate in theology two years later. In 1786 he was named c ...

in 1802.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

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Pyrausta acontialis ''Pyrausta acontialis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal and France. It has also been recorded from Syria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from o ...

'' (Staudinger, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta acrionalis ''Pyrausta acrionalis'', the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia a ...

'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta acrobasella ''Pyrausta acrobasella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass ste ...

'' Rebel, 1915 * '' Pyrausta adsocialis'' Zeller, 1852 * ''

Pyrausta aerealis ''Pyrausta aerealis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1793. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Norway, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Hungary) ...

'' (Hübner, 1793) * ''

Pyrausta albescens ''Pyrausta albescens'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , othe ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta albipedalis ''Pyrausta albipedalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1899. It is found on Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Oc ...

'' (Snellen, 1899) * ''

Pyrausta albogrisea ''Pyrausta albogrisea'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta alexandra ''Pyrausta alexandra'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ayuna A. Shodotova in 2010. It is found in Transcaucasia The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the bo ...

'' Shodotova, 2010 * ''

Pyrausta amatalis ''Pyrausta amatalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Bulgaria and Turkey. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, t ...

'' Rebel, 1903 * '' Pyrausta amboinalis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) * '' Pyrausta amelokalis'' (Viette, 1958) * ''

Pyrausta amiculatalis ''Pyrausta amiculatalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777– ...

'' (Berg, 1876) * '' Pyrausta anastasia'' Shodotova, 2010 * ''

Pyrausta andrei ''Pyrausta andrei'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a st ...

'' Munroe, 1976 * ''

Pyrausta ankaratralis ''Pyrausta ankaratralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hubert Marion and Pierre Viette in 1956. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan ...

'' Marion & Viette, 1956 * ''

Pyrausta antisocialis ''Pyrausta antisocialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ...

'' Munroe, 1976 * ''

Pyrausta apicalis ''Pyrausta apicalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located i ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Pyrausta approximalis ''Pyrausta approximalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) * ''

Pyrausta arabica ''Pyrausta arabica'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1884. It is found in Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia ...

'' (Butler, 1884) * ''

Pyrausta arizonicalis ''Pyrausta arizonicalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood ...

'' Munroe, 1976 * ''

Pyrausta armeniaca ''Pyrausta armeniaca'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Slamka in 2013. It is found in Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Wes ...

'' Slamka, 2013 * ''

Pyrausta asopialis ''Pyrausta asopialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Colombia and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States ...

'' (Snellen, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta assutalis ''Pyrausta assutalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Vene ...

'' (Lederer, 1863) * ''

Pyrausta atrifusalis ''Pyrausta atrifusalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situat ...

'' Hampson, 1903 * ''

Pyrausta atropurpuralis ''Pyrausta atropurpuralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. The wingspan The wingspan ( ...

'' (Grote, 1877) * ''

Pyrausta augustalis ''Pyrausta augustalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found from Texas through Mexico south to Central America. The wingspan The wingspan ...

'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta aurata The mint moth (''Pyrausta aurata'') is a small moth from the family Crambidae, also known by the common name ''Small Purple and Gold''. Distribution This species can be found in most of Europe and it is also widespread in North Africa and Nort ...

'' Scopoli, 1763 * ''

Pyrausta aurea {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Hampson, 1913)

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* '' Pyrausta babalis'' (Amsel, 1970) * ''

Pyrausta bambucivora {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Moore, 1888) * ''

Pyrausta benenotata {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1894) * ''

Pyrausta bicoloralis ''Pyrausta bicoloralis'', the bicolored pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia south to Florida, west to Michigan an ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) * ''

Pyrausta bicornutalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Amsel, 1956 * ''

Pyrausta bieti ''Pyrausta bieti'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems whe ...

'' Oberthür, 1886 * ''

Pyrausta bilineaterminalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Maes, 2009 * '' Pyrausta bisignata'' (Butler, 1889) * ''

Pyrausta bitincta {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Meyrick, 1932 * ''

Pyrausta borealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Packard, 1867 * '' Pyrausta bostralis'' (Hampson, 1919) * ''

Pyrausta bouveti ''Pyrausta bouveti'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pierre Viette in 1981. It is found on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد ال ...

'' Viette, 1981 * ''

Pyrausta californicalis ''Pyrausta californicalis'', the California pyrausta moth or Mint Moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Calif ...

'' (Packard, 1873) * ''

Pyrausta callidoralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Oberthür, 1891) * ''

Pyrausta cardinalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) * '' Pyrausta carnifex'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta castalis ''Pyrausta castalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Russia, the Czech Republic, the Balkan Peninsula, Italy, France and Spain. It has also been recorded from Turkey. The wingspan is about 16 mm. References ...

'' Treitschke, 1829 * ''

Pyrausta centralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Maes, 2009 * ''

Pyrausta childrenalis ''Pyrausta childrenalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found on Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La R ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) * ''

Pyrausta chilialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta chrysitis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Butler, 1881 * '' Pyrausta chrysopygalis'' (Staudinger, 1900) * ''

Pyrausta chrysoterma {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Meyrick, 1933 * ''

Pyrausta cingulata ''Pyrausta cingulata'', the silver-barred sable, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The f ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Pyrausta cinnamomealis ''Pyrausta cinnamomealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wallengren in 1860. It is found in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost count ...

'' (Wallengren, 1860) * ''

Pyrausta coactalis ''Pyrausta coactalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1890. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by ar ...

'' (Snellen, 1890) * ''

Pyrausta coccinea ''Pyrausta coccinea'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Warren in 1892. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airpla ...

'' Warren, 1892 * ''

Pyrausta coenalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1900 * '' Pyrausta comastis'' Meyrick, 1884 * ''

Pyrausta contigualis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta contristalis'' Caradja, 1932 * '' Pyrausta coracinalis'' Leraut, 1982 * ''

Pyrausta corinthalis ''Pyrausta corinthalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from California and Arizona Ariz ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1914 * ''

Pyrausta culminivola ''Pyrausta culminivola'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1939. It is found in Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It ...

'' Caradja, 1939 * ''

Pyrausta curvalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Leech, 1889)

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Pyrausta dapalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Grote, 1881) * ''

Pyrausta decetialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Druce, 1895 * ''

Pyrausta deidamialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Druce, 1895) * '' Pyrausta delicatalis'' Caradja, 1916 * '' Pyrausta demantrialis'' (Druce, 1895) * '' Pyrausta despicata'' (Scopoli, 1763) * ''

Pyrausta diatoma ''Pyrausta diatoma'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Kenya and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * '' Pyrausta diplothaera'' Meyrick, 1936 * ''

Pyrausta dissimulans ''Pyrausta dissimulans'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of ...

'' Dyar, 1914 * ''

Pyrausta distictalis ''Pyrausta distictalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in S ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * '' Pyrausta draesekei'' Caradja, 1927 * ''

Pyrausta ecteinalis ''Pyrausta ecteinalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xi ...

'' Hampson, 1900 * ''

Pyrausta elwesi {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Staudinger, 1900) * ''

Pyrausta episcopalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871) * ''

Pyrausta euchromistes ''Pyrausta euchromistes'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by th ...

'' Dyar, 1918 * '' Pyrausta euergestalis'' (Amsel, 1954) * '' Pyrausta euprepialis'' Hampson, 1903 * ''

Pyrausta euralis ''Pyrausta euralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist. Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and ...

'' Hampson, 1903 * ''

Pyrausta euryphaea ''Pyrausta euryphaea'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found on Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indi ...

'' Meyrick, 1932 * '' Pyrausta facitalis'' (Berg, 1875) * '' Pyrausta falcatalis'' Guenée, 1854 * ''

Pyrausta ferrealis ''Pyrausta ferrealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Turkey and Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armeni ...

'' (Hampson, 1900) * ''

Pyrausta ferrifusalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Hampson, 1893) * '' Pyrausta fieldialis'' (Schaus, 1933) * '' Pyrausta flavibrunnea'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta flavibrunnealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1908 * ''

Pyrausta flavicollalis ''Pyrausta flavicollalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta flavidiscata {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta flavimarginalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Pyrausta flavofascialis ''Pyrausta flavofascialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Texas to Arizona. It is also found in Mexico. The wingspan ...

'' (Grote, 1882) * ''

Pyrausta flavipunctalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Marion, 1954) * ''

Pyrausta fodinalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Lederer, 1863) * ''

Pyrausta fuliginata {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Yamanaka, 1978 * ''

Pyrausta fulvalis ''Pyrausta fulvalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina cove ...

'' (Dognin, 1908) * ''

Pyrausta fulvilinealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * ''

Pyrausta fulvitinctalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * '' Pyrausta furvicoloralis'' Hampson, 1900

G-K

* ''

Pyrausta gazalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta gemmiferalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Zeller, 1852) * ''

Pyrausta generosa {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) * '' Pyrausta genialis'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta gentillalis'' Schaus, 1940 * ''

Pyrausta germanalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871) * ''

Pyrausta gracilalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871) * ''

Pyrausta grisealis ''Pyrausta grisealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2009. It is found in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atl ...

'' Maes, 2009 * ''

Pyrausta griseocilialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta griseofumalis'' Hampson, 1900 * '' Pyrausta griveaudalis'' Viette, 1978 * ''

Pyrausta grotei ''Pyrausta grotei'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington (state), Washington, Oregon, Montana, California, Utah, Colorado, Wyomin ...

'' (Munroe, 1976) * ''

Pyrausta haemapastalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Hampson, 1908 * ''

Pyrausta haematidalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta hampsoni {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * ''

Pyrausta heliacalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta heliothidia {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta homonymalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Walker, 1866) * '' Pyrausta ictericalis'' (Snellen, 1895) * ''

Pyrausta idonealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871) * ''

Pyrausta ignealis ''Pyrausta ignealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found on New Guinea ( Fergusson Island) and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , im ...

'' (Hampson, 1899) * ''

Pyrausta ilithucialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta illiberalis ''Pyrausta illiberalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found in Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripoli ...

'' (Hübner, 1823) * ''

Pyrausta infuscalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * ''

Pyrausta inglorialis ''Pyrausta inglorialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Iran and Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republ ...

'' (Hampson, 1900) * ''

Pyrausta inornatalis ''Pyrausta inornatalis'', the inornate pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1885. It is found in United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Florida, Arkansas, Kansas, ...

'' (Fernald, 1885) * '' Pyrausta insequalis'' (Guenée, 1854) * '' Pyrausta insignitalis'' (Guenée, 1854) * ''

Pyrausta insularis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) * ''

Pyrausta interfixalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Walker, 1869) * ''

Pyrausta internexalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Dognin, 1905) * ''

Pyrausta inveterascalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 * ''

Pyrausta issykkulensis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Sauber, 1899) * ''

Pyrausta kandalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Viette, 1989 * ''

Pyrausta klotsi {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Munroe, 1976

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Pyrausta lambomakandroalis ''Pyrausta lambomakandroalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Viette in 1954. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, li ...

'' Viette, 1954 * ''

Pyrausta laresalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Schaus, 1940 * ''

Pyrausta laristanalis ''Pyrausta laristanalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. It is found in Iran and the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِ� ...

'' Amsel, 1961 * ''

Pyrausta laticlavia {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) * ''

Pyrausta leechi {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta lethalis'' (Grote, 1881) * ''

Pyrausta limbata {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Butler, 1879) * '' Pyrausta limbopunctalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849) * ''

Pyrausta linealis ''Pyrausta linealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1894. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern Washington to California (Mojave Desert) and Nevada. The wingspan ...

'' (Fernald, 1894) * ''

Pyrausta louvinia {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Clarke, 1965 * ''

Pyrausta maenialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Oberthür, 1894 * ''

Pyrausta mandarinalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * ''

Pyrausta marginepunctalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Gaede, 1916 * ''

Pyrausta melaleucalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Eversmann, 1852) * ''

Pyrausta melanocera ''Pyrausta melanocera'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Nigeria. References Endemic fauna of Nigeria Moths described in 1913 melanocera ''Melanocera'' is a genus of moths in t ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta metasialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1912 * ''

Pyrausta microdontalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1912 * ''

Pyrausta microdontaloides ''Pyrausta microdontaloides'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2009. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzan ...

'' Maes, 2009 * '' Pyrausta minimalis'' Hampson, 1903 * ''

Pyrausta mitis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Butler, 1883) * ''

Pyrausta monosema {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1912 * ''

Pyrausta morelensis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Lopez & Beutelspacher, 1986 * ''

Pyrausta morenalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Dyar, 1908) * ''

Pyrausta moupinalis ''Pyrausta moupinalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stem ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta mystica'' Caradja, 1932 * ''

Pyrausta napaealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Hulst, 1886) * ''

Pyrausta nexalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Hulst, 1886) * ''

Pyrausta nicalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Grote, 1878) * '' Pyrausta nigrata'' Scopoli, 1763 * ''

Pyrausta nigrimaculata {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Y.S. Bae & Y.K. Kim, 2002 * '' Pyrausta niveicilialis'' (Grote, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta noctualis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Yamanaka, 1978 * ''

Pyrausta nugalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Snellen, 1899)

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Pyrausta oberthuri ''Pyrausta oberthuri'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * ''

Pyrausta obfuscata {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Scopoli, 1763 * ''

Pyrausta obscurior {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Caradja, 1938 * ''

Pyrausta obstipalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta obtusanalis'' Druce, 1899 * ''

Pyrausta occidentalis ''Pyrausta occidentalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Curaçao. References Moths described in 1887 occidentalis This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamilia ...

'' (Snellen, 1887) * ''

Pyrausta ochracealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Walker, 1866 * ''

Pyrausta ochreicostalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 * ''

Pyrausta odontogrammalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Caradja, 1925 * ''

Pyrausta oenochrois ''Pyrausta oenochrois'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found on New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island ...

'' (Meyrick, 1889) * ''

Pyrausta omicronalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Snellen, 1880) * ''

Pyrausta onythesalis ''Pyrausta onythesalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona. The wingspan ...

'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta orphisalis ''Pyrausta orphisalis'', the orange mint moth or orange-spotted pyrausta, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south t ...

'' Walker, 1859 * ''

Pyrausta ostrinalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Hübner, 1796) * ''

Pyrausta pachyceralis ''Pyrausta pachyceralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Armenia and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ...

'' Hampson, 1900 * '' Pyrausta paghmanalis'' (Amsel, 1970) * '' Pyrausta pastrinalis'' (Guenée, 1862) * ''

Pyrausta pauperalis ''Pyrausta pauperalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1879. It is found in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list ...

'' (Staudinger, 1879) * ''

Pyrausta pavidalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Zerny in Osthelder, 1935 * ''

Pyrausta pectinalis ''Pyrausta pectinalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbo ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * ''

Pyrausta pellicalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Staudinger, 1870) * ''

Pyrausta perkeo {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Amsel, 1970 * '' Pyrausta perlalis'' (Maassen) * ''

Pyrausta perlelegans ''Pyrausta perlelegans'' is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Colombia and Peru. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ot ...

'' Hampson, 1898 * ''

Pyrausta perparvula {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Maes, 2009 * ''

Pyrausta perrubralis ''Pyrausta perrubralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Packard in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, California, New Mexico, Oregon Oregon () is a state in the ...

'' (Packard, 1873) * ''

Pyrausta persimilis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Caradja, 1932 * ''

Pyrausta peyrieralis ''Pyrausta peyrieralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Viette in 1978. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no ...

'' Viette, 1978 * ''

Pyrausta phaeochysis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Hampson, 1899) * ''

Pyrausta phaeophoenica {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Hampson, 1899 * ''

Pyrausta phoenicealis ''Pyrausta phoenicealis'', the perilla leaf moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia. It is a pest of ''Perilla'' (shiso), fruit mint (' ...

'' (Hübner, 1818) * '' Pyrausta phragmatidalis'' Hampson, 1908 * ''

Pyrausta pilatealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1914 * '' Pyrausta pionalis'' Toll, 1948 * ''

Pyrausta plagalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Haimbach, 1908 * ''

Pyrausta plinthinalis ''Pyrausta plinthinalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe Colonel Charles Swinhoe (27 August 1838, in CalcuttaAlthough many published sources give 1836, the India Office Records note it as 1838 (), the ot ...

'' Swinhoe, 1907 * ''

Pyrausta ploimalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Dyar, 1914 * '' Pyrausta polygamalis'' (Snellen, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta porphyralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''

Pyrausta postalbalis ''Pyrausta postalbalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass ste ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * ''

Pyrausta postaperta {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Dyar, 1914 * ''

Pyrausta posticalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Saalmüller, 1880 * ''

Pyrausta prochytalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Druce, 1895) * ''

Pyrausta pseuderosnealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Munroe, 1976 * '' Pyrausta pseudonythesalis'' Munroe, 1976 * ''

Pyrausta pulchripictalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Hampson, 1895) * ''

Pyrausta punctilinealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta purpuralis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Pyrausta purpuraria ''Pyrausta purpuraria'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883. It is found in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the sou ...

'' (Butler, 1883) * '' Pyrausta pygmealis'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * ''

Pyrausta pyrocausta {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1899 * ''

Pyrausta pythialis ''Pyrausta pythialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The wingspan The w ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

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Pyrausta quadrimaculalis ''Pyrausta quadrimaculalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of Chi ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * ''

'' (Dognin, 1908) * ''

Pyrausta rectifascialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Sauber, 1899) * '' Pyrausta retidiscalis'' Munroe, 1976 * '' Pyrausta rhipheusalis'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta rhodoxantha ''Pyrausta rhodoxantha'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta roseivestalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Munroe, 1976 * '' Pyrausta rubellalis'' (Snellen, 1890) * '' Pyrausta rubescentalis'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta rubralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Warren, 1896) * '' Pyrausta rubricalis'' Hübner, 1796 * '' Pyrausta rueckbeili'' (Sauber, 1899) * '' Pyrausta rufalis'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * '' Pyrausta salvia'' (Druce, 1895) * ''

Pyrausta sanguifusalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta sanguinalis ''Pyrausta sanguinalis'', the scarce crimson and gold, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found across western Europe as far east as south ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''

Pyrausta sarobialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Amsel, 1970) * ''

Pyrausta sartoralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1914 * ''

Pyrausta scurralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Hulst, 1886) * ''

Pyrausta semirubralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Packard, 1873) * ''

Pyrausta sexplagialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Gaede, 1917 * ''

Pyrausta shirleyae {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Munroe, 1976 * ''

Pyrausta signatalis ''Pyrausta signatalis'', the raspberry pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Ontario, south to North Carol ...

'' (Walker, 1866) * ''

Pyrausta sikkima {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Moore, 1888 * ''

Pyrausta silhetalis ''Pyrausta silhetalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Bangladesh, India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-l ...

'' Guenée, 1854 * ''

Pyrausta socialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Grote, 1877) * ''

Pyrausta splendida {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Caradja, 1938 * ''

Pyrausta staiusalis ''Pyrausta staiusalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At an ...

'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta sthenialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson in Poulton, 1916 * '' Pyrausta stigmatalis'' (Sepp, 1855) * ''

Pyrausta strigatalis ''Pyrausta strigatalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1937. It is found in Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province span ...

'' Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937 * ''

Pyrausta suavidalis ''Pyrausta suavidalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At an ...

'' (Berg, 1899) * ''

Pyrausta subcrocealis ''Pyrausta subcrocealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1880. It is found on Sulawesi. References

Moths described in 1880 Pyrausta (moth), subcrocealis Moths of Indonesia {{Pyrausta (moth)-stub ...

'' (Snellen, 1880) * '' Pyrausta subflavalis'' (Warren, 1892) * ''

Pyrausta subfuscalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1933 * ''

Pyrausta subgenerosa {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Munroe, 1976 * ''

Pyrausta subinquinalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) * '' Pyrausta subsequalis'' (Guenée, 1854) * ''

Pyrausta subviolalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871) * '' Pyrausta sumptuosalis'' Caradja, 1927 * ''

Pyrausta surinamensis ''Pyrausta surinamensis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northea ...

'' (Sepp, 1882) * ''

Pyrausta syfanialis ''Pyrausta syfanialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stem ...

'' (Oberthür, 1893) * ''

Pyrausta syntomidalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Viette, 1960) * ''

Pyrausta szetschwanalis ''Pyrausta szetschwanalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1927. It is found in Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; form ...

'' Caradja, 1927

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Pyrausta tapaishanensis ''Pyrausta tapaishanensis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1939. It is found in Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwe ...

'' Caradja, 1939 * ''

Pyrausta tatalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Grote, 1877) * '' Pyrausta tenuilinea'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

Pyrausta terminalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Wileman & South, 1917 * '' Pyrausta tetraplagalis'' Hampson, 1899 * ''

Pyrausta theialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta thibetalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Oberthür, 1886 * ''

Pyrausta tinctalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Lederer, 1863 * ''

Pyrausta tithonialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Zeller, 1872) * ''

Pyrausta tortualis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' South in Leech & South, 1901 * ''

Pyrausta trimaculalis ''Pyrausta trimaculalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a ...

'' (Staudinger, 1867) * '' Pyrausta triphaenalis'' (Snellen, 1901) * ''

Pyrausta tripunctalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Dognin, 1908 * '' Pyrausta trizonalis'' Hampson, 1899 * ''

Pyrausta tschelialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Caradja, 1927 * ''

Pyrausta tuolumnalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 * ''

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. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Illinois and from Flo ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) * ''

Pyrausta unifascialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Packard, 1873) * '' Pyrausta unipunctata'' Butler, 1881 * ''

Pyrausta vanalis ''Pyrausta vanalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Colombia. References

Moths described in 1875 Pyrau ...

'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta variegalis ''Pyrausta variegalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stem ...

'' (Snellen, 1875) * '' Pyrausta venilialis'' (Mabille, 1880) * ''

Pyrausta vicarialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Snellen, 1875) * ''

Pyrausta viola {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Butler, 1882 * ''

Pyrausta violascens {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * '' Pyrausta virginalis'' Duponchel, 1832 * ''

Pyrausta volupialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Grote, 1877) * ''

Pyrausta votanalis ''Pyrausta votanalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1940. It is found in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=ye ...

'' Schaus, 1940 * ''

Pyrausta xanthomela ''Pyrausta xanthomela'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist. Hampson studied at Charterhouse School ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Pyrausta zeitunalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Caradja, 1916 * '' Pyrausta zonalis'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

Former species

The following species were formerly included in this genus: * '' Pyrausta atricinctalis'' Hampson, 1913 * ''

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Pyrausta chrysocarpa ''Pyrausta phoenicealis'', the perilla leaf moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia. It is a pest of ''Perilla'' (shiso), fruit mint (' ...

'' Meyrick, 1937 * ''

Pyrausta coccinealis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' * '' Pyrausta delicatalis'' Caradja, 1916 * '' Pyrausta eriopisalis'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta funeralis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' Zerny, 1914 * ''

Pyrausta incensalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Lederer, 1863) * ''

Pyrausta intermedialis ''Mecyna biternalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Bulgaria and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental coun ...

'' Caradja, 1916 * ''

Pyrausta jatrophalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' * '' Pyrausta julialis'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta kukunorensis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Sauber, 1899) * ''

Pyrausta labordalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Viette, 1958 * ''

Pyrausta mahensis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' T. B. Fletcher, 1910 * ''

Pyrausta meciti {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Koçak, 1987 * ''

Pyrausta nerialis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythology, mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a Salamand ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) * '' Pyrausta panopealis'' (Walker, 1859) * '' Pyrausta patagoniensis'' * ''

Pyrausta procillusalis {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' (Walker, 1859) * ''

Pyrausta pulvereiumbralis ''Pagyda pulvereiumbralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, and on Réunion, Madagascar and Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * '' Pyrausta rufilinealis'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Pyrausta semilimbalis ''Polygrammodes phyllophila'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Madagascar, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked ...

'' Mabille, 1900 * '' Pyrausta similis'' (Amsel, 1970) * '' Pyrausta suisharyonalis'' Strand, 1918 * ''

Pyrausta triselena {{For, the grass moth genus, Pyrausta (moth) Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died ...

'' Meyrick, 1937 * '' Pyrausta xanthothysana'' Hampson, 1903

Status unclear

* ''Pyrausta argyralis'' (O.-G. Costa, 1836), described as ''Botys argyralis'' from Italy. * ''Pyrausta venalalis'' (Hulst, 1886), described as ''Botys venalalis'' from New York.

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q149486 Crambidae genera Pyraustinae Taxa named by Franz von Paula Schrank