Pediasia ericella
Pediasia ericella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pediasia |
Species: | P. ericella |
Binomial name | |
Pediasia ericella (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) | |
Synonyms | |
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Pediasia ericella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Alberta.[2] The habitat consists of prairies and aspen parklands.
The wingspan is 24–27 mm for males and 19–25 mm for females. The forewings are brown with a slight reddish tinge. The hindwings are pale smoky brown with a thin basal line.
The larvae probably feed on the roots of grasses.[3]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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