Small Purple & Gold

Pyrausta aurata, la Pyrale de la menthe ou Pyrale dorée, est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Crambidae et du genre Pyrausta. Répartition L'espèce se rencontre en Europe. Description L'imago a une envergure de 15 à 18 mm.

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 North Asia. In the east it is present from Siberia to North China, Korea and Japan, in the south, it covers Asia Minor, the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan, Middle Asia and Mongolia.

Pyrausta es un género numeroso de polillas de la familia Crambidae. Fue creado por Franz von Paula Schrank en 1802. Especies Incluye las siguientes especies: A Pyrausta acontialis (Staudinger, 1859) Pyrausta acrionalis (Walker, 1859) Pyrausta acrobasella Rebel, 1915 Pyrausta adsocialis Zeller, 1852 Pyrausta aerealis (Hübner, 1793) Pyrausta albescens Hampson, 1913 Pyrausta albipedalis (Snellen, 1899) Pyrausta albogrisea Hampson, 1913 Pyrausta alexandra Shodotova, 2010 Pyrausta amatalis Rebel, 1903 Pyrausta amboinalis (Pagenstecher, 1884) Pyrausta amelokalis (Viette, 1958) Pyrausta…