---
title: "Mint Moth"
description: "Pyrausta aurata — Owady i pająki. The mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) is a small moth from the family Crambidae, also known by the common name small purple and gold."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/mint-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mint Moth

> Pyrausta aurata — Owady i pająki. The mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) is a small moth from the family Crambidae, also known by the common name small purple and gold.

- Scientific name: *Pyrausta aurata*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 18956
- Wikidata: [Q1477041](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1477041)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55658](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55658)

## Names

- en: Mint Moth
- de: Goldzünsler
- fr: Pyrauste de la Menthe
- nl: Muntvlindertje

## Countries with the most observations

GB (7947), FR (1724), DE (1105), NL (646), IT (569), AT (566), ES (501), PT (416), RU (409), DK (311), BE (266), CH (252)

## Summary

The mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) is a small moth from the family Crambidae, also known by the common name small purple and gold.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_moth

## Photo

![Mint Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mint-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Cunnington · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241123066

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mint-moth?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).