Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Crambidae (Grass moths, tussock moths)

Pyrausta purpuralis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Purpurroter Zünsler Common Purple & Gold

Synonyms and other combinations:

Phalaena purpuralis Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Botys purpurata Latreille, [1802] (emend.) | Pyrausta melanalis Caradja, 1916 |

  • Pyrausta purpuralis  10707
    Pyrausta purpuralis (Linnaeus, 1758)  Purpurroter Zünsler  Common Purple & Gold 
    Pyrausta purpuralis, conf. Christian Scharlau
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2022-08-06 13:38:58
    Image number: 10707

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2022-08-06 13:38:58
    conf. Christian Scharlau

Classification:
Pyrausta purpuralis belongs to the subfamily Pyraustinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums