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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 322 verified sightings
Observation date: May 05, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 07, 2025
Observation date: Apr 22, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 23, 2025
Observation date: Aug 25, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2024
Observation date: Aug 25, 2024
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2024
Observation date: Aug 24, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 24, 2024
Observation date: Aug 23, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2024
Observation date: Aug 16, 2024
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2024
Observation date: Jul 30, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 01, 2024
Observation date: Jul 05, 2024
Submitted by: Moth_Observer01
Region: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2024
Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: Moth_Observer01
Region: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2024
Observation date: May 19, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 20, 2024
Observation date: Aug 07, 2023
Submitted by: Underscore1234
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2024
Observation date: Aug 15, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 12, 2023
Observation date: Sep 16, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2023
Observation date: Sep 14, 2023
Submitted by: StevebrownLepid
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2023
Observation date: Sep 02, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2023
Observation date: Aug 26, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 11, 2023
Submitted by: thalasinos18
Region: Columbia County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 10, 2023
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2023
Observation date: Jun 18, 2023
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Jun 05, 2023
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 06, 2023
Observation date: May 29, 2023
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2023
Observation date: Apr 11, 2023
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 16, 2023
Observation date: Nov 22, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 24, 2022
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