Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Orange Mint Moth
Pyrausta orphisalis (Walker, 1859)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: Slightly smaller than Pyrausta subsequalis. Forewing dark brown with a large orange pm. spot near costa; wide orange pm. band on hindwing.
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Savory and Monarda species.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 48 of 240 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 02, 2016
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 15, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2016
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: May 05, 2012
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2019
Submitted by: _irislily_
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 27, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 21, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
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Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 07, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2014
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 03, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Nov 27, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 17, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
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: Jul 28, 2020
Submitted by: joanfiller
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 10, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 26, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 18, 2020
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2020
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
Submitted by: Deb Tracy-Kral
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 29, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 28, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2020
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Roberts County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 03, 2020
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