Nascia acutellus

Nascia acutellus
Nascia acutella, Streaked Orange Moth (Hodges #4937). SERC, Edgewater, Anne Arundel County, MD - 08/10/16. Photo by Robert Aguilar, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nascia
Species:
N. acutellus
Binomial name
Nascia acutellus
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Crambus acutellus Walker, 1866
  • Nascia acutella
  • Botis venalis Grote, 1878

Nascia acutellus, the streaked orange moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Nebraska, Michigan and Ontario. It was also reported from Colorado.[2] The habitat consists of wet grassy areas with sedges.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae probably feed on Cyperaceae species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ^ BugGuide


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