Pyrausta orphisalis

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| image = Orange Mint Moth 9297.8.24.07.w.wiki.jpg

| taxon = Pyrausta orphisalis

| authority = Walker, 1859{{Cite web|last=McLeod|first=Robin|date=12 January 2005|title=Species Pyrausta orphisalis - Orange Mint Moth - Hodges#5058|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/9724|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Bugguide}}{{Cite web|title=Pyrausta orphisalis|url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.745757/Pyrausta_orphisalis|access-date=2021-04-21|website=NatureServe Explorer}}

| synonyms = *Pyrausta ochosalis Dyar, 1903

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Pyrausta orphisalis, the orange mint moth or orange-spotted pyrausta, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.{{Cite web|last=Bird|first=C. D.|date=2008|title=Pyrausta orphisalis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum|url=https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6266|access-date=2021-04-21|website=University of Alberta Museums Search Site}} It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Florida and New Mexico.

The wingspan is about 15-17 mm. The moth flies from mid June to late July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mint species, including Monarda.

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orphisalis

Category:Moths of North America

Category:Moths described in 1859

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