Nascia cilialis

Nascia cilialis, the orange-rayed pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from southern and central Europe to Japan.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Nascia cilialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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)

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The wingspan is 24–27 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on greater pond sedge (Carex riparia) and sometimes other sedges.