Pyrausta purpuralis

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pyrausta

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. acrionalis (Mint-Loving Pyrausta Moth) · P. bicoloralis (Bicolored Pyrausta Moth) · P. generosa (Pyrausta Generosa) · P. laticlavia (Southern Purple Mint Moth) · P. orphisalis (Orange-Spotted Pyrausta Moth) · P. phoenicealis (Pyrausta Phoenicealis) · P. purpuralis (Purpurmott) · P. rubricalis (Variable Reddish Pyrausta) · P. rubricallis (Variable Reddish Pyrausta Moth) · P. scurralis (Pyrausta Scurralis) · P. signatalis (Raspberry Pyrausta) · P. subsequalis (Pyrausta Subsequalis) · P. tyralis (Coffee-Loving Pyrausta Moth)

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Further Reading

• A handbook of British Lepidoptera, by Edward Meyrick. London, Macmillan, 1895. url p. 413.
• A natural history of British moths. .. / by the Rev. F.O. Morris. London: H. E. Knox, 1871. url p. 76.
• A survey and record of Woolwich and West Kent containing descriptions and records, brought up-to-date, of geology, botany, zoology, archaeology and industries of the district, with a brief photographic commentary, in commemoration of the 12th Ann General editors, C.H. Grinling, T.A. Ingram [and] B.C. Polkinghorne. Woolwich: Labour Representation Print. Co., 1909. url p. 384.
• Abstract of proceedings of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society. London [Eng.]: South London Entomological and Natural History Society, [1885-1896] url p. 124.
• Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Helsinki: Societas, 1875-1980. url p. 31.
• An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. By J. O. Westwood. London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1839-1840. url p. 106.
• Annual reports and proceedings of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club. url p. 83.
• British butterflies and mothes: an introduction to the study of our native Lepidoptera. By H.T. Stainton. .. London, Reeve & Co., 1867. url , p. 236, p. xii.
• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url p. 31, p. 60.
• British moths and their transformations. London: W. Smith, 1843-45. url , p. 95.
• Essex naturalist: being the journal of the Essex Field Club. Buckhurst Hill, Essex, The Club. url p. 169.
• Fauna, flora & geology of the Clyde area, ed. by G.F. Scott Elliot, Malcolm Laurie and J. Barclay Murdoch. Glasgow, Pub. by the local committee for the meeting of the British Association, 1901. url p. 244.
• Insect life, by C. A. Ealand, M. A., with 74 full-page illustrations, 24 being from photographs by the author and 50 in colour from nature. 1921 London, A. & C. Black, ltd., 1921. url plate LI.
• Insects. Ottawa: T. Mulvey [etc.], 1919-1920. url p. 43.
• List of Yorkshire Lepidoptera. [By] George T. Porritt. .. London, A. Brown & Sons, ltd., 1904. url p. 103.
• List of the specimens of the British animals in the collection of the British Museum / [edited by J.E. Gray] LondonPrinted by order of the Trustees1852- url p. 221.
• Memoir / Ithaca, N.Y. url p. 1135.
• Newman's entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1869-1876] url p. 224, p. 224.
• On the fauna and flora of the west of Scotland. Meeting at Glasgow, September, 1876. Glasgow, Blackie, 1876 url p. 31.
• Polskie pismo entomologiczne = Polish journal of entomology = Bulletin entomologique de Pologne Warszawa [etc.]Panstwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. url p. 14, p. 170, p. 9.
• Practical hints respecting moths and butterflies, with notices of their localities: forming a calendar of entomological operations throughout the year, in pursuit of Lepidoptera / by Richard Shield. London: John Van Voorst, 1856. url p. 78, p. 78.
• Proceedings - Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Dorchester, Eng. url .
• Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url p. 136, p. 138, p. 49.
• Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 60.
• Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1841- url p. 115, p. 791, p. 9.
• Proceedings of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society. London [Eng]: South London Entomological and Natural history Society, [1897-1933] url p. 11, p. 119, p. 125, p. 23, p. 51.
• Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url p. 267.
• Proceedings. Dorchester [etc.] url p. 222, p. 63.
• Reports and transactions. Cardiff [etc. url p. 81.
• Science-gossip. Berlin: R. Friedländer & Sohn, [1894]-1902. url p. 367.
• The Annals of Scottish natural history. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892-1911. url p. 100.
• The Entomologist's annual. London: John Van Voorst, 1855-1874. url p. 103.
• The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] url p. 12, p. 140, p. 208, p. 237, p. 288, p. 98.
• The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url , p. 104, p. 104, p. 104, p. 106, p. 106, p. 108, p. 126, p. 14, p. 183, p. 186, p. 19, p. 203, p. 207, p. 209, p. 223, p. 230, p. 234, p. 249, p. 251, p. 273, p. 275, p. 332, p. 49, p. 61, p. 65, p. 70, p. 82, p. 88, p. 93.
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• The Lepidoptera of the British Islands: a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, their preparatory states, habits, and localities / by Charles G. Barrett. London: L. Reeve, 1893-1907. url , p. 164.
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• Woodside, burnside, hillside and marsh. London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1894. url p. 152, p. 238.
• Zoologist. London.1843-1916 url p. 7899.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norwegian Lepidoptera collection, Oslo
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Bugs
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Lepidoptera dataset
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidoptera collection of Hannu Saarenmaa
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidopterological Society of Finland
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2976339
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-27964.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4516805
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 635376

Footnotes

1. Mean = 626.410 meters (2,055.151 feet), Standard Deviation = 590.170 based on 669 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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