Paidia rica

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Paidia rica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Paidia
Species:
P. rica
Binomial name
Paidia rica
(Freyer, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx ricaFreyer, [1858]
  • Phalaena Bombyx murinaEsper, 1794
  • Phalaena murinaHübner, 1790
  • Bombyx vestitaHübner, [1803] 1796
  • Paidia rica lusitanicaLeraut, 2006

Paidia rica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1858. It is found in southern and central Europe. [1]

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August in one generation per year. [2]

The larvae feed on algae (including Pleurococcus species) and lichen. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. LOT Moths and Butterflies
  3. Savela, Markku. "Paidia rica (Freyer, 1858)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2018.