Pediasia dorsipunctella

Pediasia dorsipunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Crambidae
Genus:Pediasia
Species: P. dorsipunctella
Binomial name
Pediasia dorsipunctella
(Kearfott, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Crambus dorsipunctella Kearfott, 1908
  • Pediasia dorsipunctellus
  • Crambus geminatellus Zeller, 1863

Pediasia dorsipunctella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Kearfott in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, California, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada and Ontario.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 24–28 mm. The forewing colour ranges from ochraceous fawn to dark brown. The hindwings are smoky grey to dark brown. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum



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