Pediasia abnaki

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Pediasia abnaki
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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

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.

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References

  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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