Mecyna flavalis

Yellow Pearl, a reference photo
Photo: Ilia Ustyantsev from Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Mecyna flavalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is known from most of Europe (except Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and Ukraine) to Japan. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yellow Pearl being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Mecyna
Species
Mecyna flavalis

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