Pediasia aridella

Pediasia aridella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788 and is found in Europe. There are three recognised subspecies.

Pediasia aridella
Subspecies Peridasia aridella caradjella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pediasia
Species:
P. aridella
Binomial name
Pediasia aridella
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Tinea aridella Thunberg, 1794
  • Crambus aridella caradjaellus Rebel, 1907
  • Crambus aridella edmontellus McDunnough, 1923
  • Crambus monotonus Filipjev, 1927
  • Crambus salinellus nepos Rothschild, 1911
  • Pediasia kasyi Ganev, 1983
  • Pseudopediasia mikkolai Ganev, 1987
  • Crambus salinellus Tutt, 1887
  • Crambus salinellus ludovicellus Marion, 1952
  • Pediasia aridella ludovicellus (Marion, 1952)
  • Pediasia kenderesiensis Fazekas, 1987

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies
  • Pediasia aridella aridella
  • Pediasia aridella caradjaellus (Rebel, 1907)
  • Pediasia aridella edmontellus (McDunnough, 1923)



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