Pediasia aridella
Appearance
Pediasia aridella | |
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Subspecies Peridasia aridella caradjella | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pediasia |
Species: | P. aridella
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Binomial name | |
Pediasia aridella (Thunberg, 1788)
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Pediasia aridella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788 and is found in Europe. There are three recognised subspecies.
The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
Subspecies
- Pediasia aridella aridella
- Pediasia aridella caradjaellus (Rebel, 1907)
- Pediasia aridella edmontellus (McDunnough, 1923)
External links
Media related to Pediasia aridella at Wikimedia Commons
- Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Pediasia aridella at UKMoths