Pediasia abnaki

Pediasia abnaki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pediasia
Species:	P. abnaki
Binomial name
	Pediasia abnaki; (Klots, 1942)
Synonyms
	Crambus abnakiKlots, 1942;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Pediasia abnaki is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1942.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine, Michigan, Nova Scotia, Ohio,^[2] Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick. The habitat consists of grasslands.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae probably feed on the roots of grasses.

References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
↑ "800903.00 – 5416 – Pediasia abnaki – (Klots, 1942)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
↑ Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Pediasia abnaki". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] "800903.00 – 5416 – Pediasia abnaki – (Klots, 1942)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

[3] Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Pediasia abnaki". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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