| Pyrausta acrionalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pyrausta |
| Species: | P. acrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrausta acrionalis (Walker, 1859)[1] |
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The Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta acrionalis) 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.