Pediasia abnaki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pediasia |
| Species: | P. abnaki
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| Binomial name | |
| Pediasia abnaki (Klots, 1942)
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Pediasia abnaki is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1942.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine, Michigan, Nova Scotia, Ohio,[2] Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick. The habitat consists of grasslands.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.
The larvae probably feed on the roots of grasses.
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "800903.00 – 5416 – Pediasia abnaki – (Klots, 1942)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Pediasia abnaki". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.