Maes (2014) synonymised Pyrausta panopealis (Walker, 1859) with P. phoenicealis (Hübner, 1818). The synonymy is also listed on the Globiz Pyraloidea database
Maes, K. V. N. 2014. Notes on the Crambidae of Africa with new synonyms and combinations (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae). Lambillionea114 (2): 139-143.
