Pyrausta purpuralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Purple & Gold)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold)
GenusPyrausta (a genus of pyralid moths)
SubfamilyPYRAUSTINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyCRAMBIDAE (crambid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold) :
1: Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold)
31 Aug 2019 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light trap, at night
Image 1: Adult - rather tatty - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - rather tatty - dorsal view - enlarged (2)
2: Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold)
12 Aug 1979 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
On Ragwort flowers
Image 1: Three moths - on Ragwort flowersImage 2: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Dorsal view - enlarged (3)

Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pyrausta purpuralis (Common Purple & Gold)
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