Pyrausta nicalis

Pyrausta nicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California.^[2]

Pyrausta nicalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. nicalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta nicalis (Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
Stemmatophora nicalis Grote, 1878 Botis uxorculalis Hulst, 1886 Syllythria subnicalis Warren, 1892

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-August.

The larvae possibly feed on Mentha species.^[3]