Pyrausta ignealis (Hampson, 1899)
 (formerly known as Noorda ignealis)
PYRAUSTINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Pyrausta ignealis
(Photo: courtesy of Kai Squires, Daintree Rainforest, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has yellow forewings with brown patches and zigzag lines. The hindwings are yellow with wide brown margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Pyrausta ignealis
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found across south-east Asia, including

  • India,
  • Taiwan,
  • Thailand, as well as in Australia in
  • Queensland.

    Pyrausta ignealis
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    The genus of this species is under review.

    Further reading :

    George F. Hampson,
    A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralidae (Part 2),
    Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,
    1899, p. 221, No. 1.

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    (written 29 December 2021, updated 22 July 2026)