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Nascia cilialis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Nascia

Nascia cilialis

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.

References

Nascia cilialis Wikipedia