Nascia cilialis

Nascia cilialis
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)
Synonyms
Pyralis cilialis Hübner, 1796 Botys venosalis Nolcken, 1848 Nascia cilialis christophi Munroe & Mutuura, 1968 Nascia cilialis kumatai Munroe & Mutuura, 1968 Pyrausta cilialis var. simplalis Caradja, 1916 Pyrausta virgata Reutti, 1853 Nascia cilialis virgatalis (Christoph, 1881)

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.

External links

• UKmoths
• Fauna Europaea