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title: "Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth"
description: "Pyrausta acrionalis — Insetos e aranhas. Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mint-loving-pyrausta-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth

> Pyrausta acrionalis — Insetos e aranhas. Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae.

- Scientific name: *Pyrausta acrionalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7776
- Wikidata: [Q7263392](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7263392)
- iNaturalist taxon: [142998](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/142998)

## Names

- en: Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (5428), CA (1722)

## Summary

Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Mentha species.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Miranda Kohout · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92929614

## Machine access

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