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Pyrausta cardinalis
Pyrausta cardinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Florida, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in March in Florida.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 545141.