A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/16/2017).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/1/2015).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/9/2017).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/29/2014).

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Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 884242 - Psn: 30)

Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/31/2015).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/29/2015).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/29/2015).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2016).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2004).

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2004).

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Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/4/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1225878 - Psn: 200)

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A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/16/2017). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/1/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/29/2014). Media by Emily Stanley.

Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/31/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/29/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/29/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/29/2025). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jesse C. via iNaturalist.

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Pyrausta acrionalis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. acrionalis
Binomial name
*Pyrausta acrionalis* (Walker, 1859)^[1]
Synonyms
Rhodaria acrionalis Walker, 1859 Botis rufifimbrialis Grote, 1881 Botys haruspica Grote & Robinson, 1867 Botys proceralis Lederer, 1863 Pyrausta sumptuosalis Walker, 1866 Rhodaria acuphisalis Walker, 1859

Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.^[2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Mentha species.

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^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

Taxon identifiers
Pyrausta acrionalis	Wikidata: Q7263392 BAMONA: Pyrausta-acrionalis BioLib: 959316 BOLD: 20140 BugGuide: 30289 CoL: 4QQMT EoL: 543481 GBIF: 1890800 iNaturalist: 142998 Insecta.pro: 40292 IRMNG: 10322715 LepIndex: 27493 MONA: 5071 NatureServe: 2.114605 NCBI: 688599 Open Tree of Life: 1078628

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Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth

Pyrausta acrionalis (Walker, 1859)

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