Pyrausta cingulata

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Pyrausta cingulata, the silver-barred sable, is a small moth in the Crambidae family found in Europe. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Description
- Wingspan: 14–18 mm
- Forewings: dark with a narrow, slightly curved white band beyond the middle; the wing tips are white
- Hindwings: like the forewings, with a slightly curved band

Life cycle
- The moths fly from May to August, depending on the location
- The larvae probably feed on wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus)

Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Crambidae
- Genus: Pyrausta
- Species: Pyrausta cingulata
- Binomial name: Pyrausta cingulata (Linnaeus, 1758)