''Nascia cilialis'', the orange-rayed pearl, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. It is found from southern and central Europe to

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

is 24–27 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae feed on greater pond sedge ('' Carex riparia'') and sometimes other sedges.

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"63.013 BF1387 ''Nascia cilialis'' (Hübner, 1796)"
''UKMoths''. Retrieved 3 November 2022. Pyraustinae Moths described in 1796 Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Pyraustinae-stub