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Pyrausta acrionalis (Walker, 1859)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: Forewing deep rose to violet; yellow along costa near apex, and along terminal areas and fringes of all wings. Am. and pm. lines edged unevenly with yellow; median blotches also yellow. Hindwing rose to gray with thin yellow median bar.
Wing Span: 1.4-1.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Mints.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Manitoba, Missouri, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 263 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 01, 2016
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 27, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 12, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2015
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
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Observation date: May 11, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2020
Submitted by: Gary Walton
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 13, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 27, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 27, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 26, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2020
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 08, 2016
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 09, 2020
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 12, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 31, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 23, 2020
Submitted by: williamharmonlds
Region: Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 09, 2020
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Observation date: May 24, 2020
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 25, 2020
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