Pediasia ericella

Pediasia ericella
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
  • Crambus ericella Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Pediasia ericellus

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

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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