Pyrausta ostrinalis

Pyrausta ostrinalis, also called the scarce purple and gold,^[1][2] is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796 and is found in Europe and North Africa.

Pyrausta ostrinalis
Pyrausta ostrinalis photographed at Eyarth Rocks, Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pyrausta
Species:	P. ostrinalis
Binomial name
Pyrausta ostrinalis (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
Pyralis ostrinalis Hübner, 1796 Pyrausta ostrinalis guillaumei Leraut, 2001 Pyrausta moestalis Duponchel, 1831 Pyrausta guillaumei P. Leraut, 2001 Pyrausta melanalis Caradja, 1916

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. It is very similar to Pyrausta purpuralis but ostrinalis has a narrower forewing and the yellow markings are paler. There are slight differences in the underside wing pattern.^[3]