Pediasia

Pediasia
Adult Pediasia fascelinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Crambidae
Tribe:Crambini
Genus:Pediasia
Hübner, [1825]
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms
  • Carvanca Walker, 1856
  • Oseriates Fazekas, 1991
  • Pseudopediasia Ganev, 1987

Pediasia is a genus of small moths in the family Crambidae. They are widespread across temperate Eurasia and adjacent regions.[1]

Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most species were initially placed in the closely related genus Crambus.[1]

Species

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 See references in Savela (2005)

References

  • Savela, Markku. "Pediasia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  • Data related to Pediasia at Wikispecies
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Crambidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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