A Streaked Orange Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/27/2018).
Streaked Orange Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Streaked Orange Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Streaked Orange Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Streaked Orange Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Streaked Orange Moth in Garrett Co. (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
A Streaked Orange Moth collected in Maryland.
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A Streaked Orange Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/27/2018).
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Streaked Orange Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Streaked Orange Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/2/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Streaked Orange Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
Streaked Orange Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Streaked Orange Moth in Garrett Co. (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
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A Streaked Orange Moth collected in Maryland.
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| 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 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nascia |
| Species: | N. acutellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nascia acutellus (Walker, 1866)
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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
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ BugGuide
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