Pyrausta acrionalis Walker, 1859 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pyrausta acrionalis Walker, 1859

Pyrausta acrionalis Walker, 1859

Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a Crambidae moth found in eastern North America whose larvae eat Mentha leaves.

Family
Genus
Pyrausta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pyrausta acrionalis Walker, 1859

Pyrausta acrionalis, commonly called the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a species of moth that belongs to the family Crambidae. This moth is found in eastern North America, with recorded locations including Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The wingspan of adult mint-loving pyrausta moths measures between 14 and 18 mm. The larval stage of this moth feeds on the leaves of plants in the Mentha genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Pyrausta

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