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Nascia cilialis (Orange-rayed Pearl)

Synonyms: Nascia simplalis; Nascia venosalis; Nascia virgata; Pyralis cilialis (homotypic); Pyrausta cilialis

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
View Wikipedia Record: Nascia cilialis

Infraspecies

Nascia cilialis cilialis
Nascia cilialis virgatalis

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Carex riparia (Great Pond Sedge)[1]
Cladium mariscus (Jamaica swamp sawgrass)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Helotropha leucostigma1
Laelia coenosa (Reed Tussock)1
Limnobaris t-album1
Simyra albovenosa (Reed Dagger)1
Thryogenes festucae1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0