Conservation Status
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Rare.
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Cyclicity
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July to early September.
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Distribution
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Dry parts of southern Alberta and southern British Columbia south to Arizona and New Mexico (Munroe 1976). The Type Locality is Miller's Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona. In Alberta, reported from Area 7 (Lloydminster) (Bowman 1951). Also known from the South Saskatchewan River Valley, south of Bindloss.
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General Description
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Ground color of both fore and hind wings above fulvous brown with dull yellowish-buff PM and ST lines. Wingspan 14-18 mm. Very close to P. borealis but the wings are not as dull and it has a more southern distribution. No genitalic differences between the two are mentioned by Munroe (1976).
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Habitat
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Dry prairie areas.
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Life Cycle
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Unknown. Adults come to light.
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Trophic Strategy
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Unknown. The larvae may possibly feed on a species of mint.
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Pyrausta subsequalis
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Pyrausta subsequalis, also known as the weedfield sable,[1] is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[2][3] It is found in much of North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta and southern British Columbia south to Arizona and New Mexico and east to Florida and north to Ontario. The habitat consists of dry prairie areas.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The ground color of the forewings and hindwings is fulvous brown with dull yellowish-buff postmedial and subterminal lines. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to early September.[4] In coastal areas of California, they are seen year-round.[1]
Subspecies
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Pyrausta subsequalis petaluma Munroe, 1976 (California, Oregon)
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^ a b Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780520288744.
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^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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^ "801540.00 – 5060 – Pyrausta subsequalis – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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^ Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details Pyrausta subsequalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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Pyrausta subsequalis: Brief Summary
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Pyrausta subsequalis, also known as the weedfield sable, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in much of North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta and southern British Columbia south to Arizona and New Mexico and east to Florida and north to Ontario. The habitat consists of dry prairie areas.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The ground color of the forewings and hindwings is fulvous brown with dull yellowish-buff postmedial and subterminal lines. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to early September. In coastal areas of California, they are seen year-round.
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