Pediasia truncatellus

Pediasia truncatellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839. It is found in Fennoscandia, northern Russia, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic[2] and Canada.[3]

Pediasia truncatellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pediasia
Species:
P. truncatellus
Binomial name
Pediasia truncatellus
Synonyms
  • Chilo truncatellus Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Pediasia truncatella
  • Crambus abtrusellus Walker, 1863
  • Crambus lienigiellus Zeller, 1843
  • Crambus licnigiellus Hampson, 1896
  • Hypena rufinalis Walker, 1866

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.[4] The forewings are dark reddish brown, with a darker basal half. The hindwings are dark smoky.[5] Adults are on wing in June and July in northern Europe and in June North America.

The larvae possibly feed on Sphagnum species.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Savela, Markku. "Pediasia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. Swedish Moths
  5. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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