Pediasia truncatellus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pediasia |
Species: | P. truncatellus
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Binomial name | |
Pediasia truncatellus (Zetterstedt, 1839)[1]
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Pediasia truncatellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839. It is found in Fennoscandia, northern Russia, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic[2] and Canada.[3]
The wingspan is 25–30 mm.[4] The forewings are dark reddish brown, with a darker basal half. The hindwings are dark smoky.[5] Adults are on wing in June and July in northern Europe and in June North America.
The larvae possibly feed on Sphagnum species.
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pediasia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum