Nascia cilialis, the orange-rayed pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from southern and central Europe to Japan.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Nascia |
Species: | N. cilialis
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Binomial name | |
Nascia cilialis (Hübner, 1796)
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The wingspan is 24–27 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on greater pond sedge (Carex riparia) and sometimes other sedges.
External links
edit- "63.013 BF1387 Nascia cilialis (Hübner, 1796)". UKMoths. Retrieved 3 November 2022.