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Nascia cilialis

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Nascia cilialis
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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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)

Nascia cilialis, the orange-rayed pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found 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.