Species Account for Pyrausta purpuralis
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Pyrausta purpuralis (Linnaeus, 1758) 63.007 
Common Purple & Gold
Lepidoptera: micromoths: Crambidae
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Taxonomic group: micro moths (Lepidoptera: micromoths) - County data
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Records: 320
First Record: 1996
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 40
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 40
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 121 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 1 records with subhabitat information)
Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 320 records with habitat detail and method information)
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