Nascia cilialis | |
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Nascia |
Species: | N. cilialis |
Binomial name | |
Nascia cilialis (Hübner, 1796) |
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Synonyms | |
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The Orange-rayed Pearl (Nascia cilialis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in from southern and central Europe to Japan.
The wingspan is 24-27 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Carex riparia and sometimes other sedges.