Mint moth: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mint moth Pyrausta aurata

Where the mint moth lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 16,189 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Mint moth segl — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Seglea assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Pyrausta aurata
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Crambidae

Where does the mint moth live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mint moth in 19 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the mint moth?

The mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Crambidae, genus Pyrausta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mint moth

The mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) is a small moth from the family Crambidae, also known by the common name small purple and gold.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mint moth (revision 1365731807), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1477041 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).