Pyrausta acrionalis

Pyrausta acrionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. acrionalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta acrionalis (Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Rhodaria acrionalis Walker, 1859 Botis rufifimbrialis Grote, 1881 Botys haruspica Grote & Robinson, 1867 Botys proceralis Lederer, 1863 Pyrausta sumptuosalis Walker, 1866 Rhodaria acuphisalis Walker, 1859

Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.^[2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have deep rose to violet forewings with yellow borders along the leading edge and the fringes of the wing, as well as some yellow markings.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Mentha species.

References

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-11.