Bug FAQPyrausta augustalis
Pyrausta augustalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
The adult moth has a wingspan of about 18 mm. It occurs from Texas through Mexico and into Central America.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 18 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on wing in March, June-July, and November.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found from Texas south through Mexico to Central America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Arizona.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
More photos
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta_augustalis
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.