Pediasia aridella

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Pediasia aridella
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Pediasia aridella nominate Thames Estuary, England
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Subspecies Peridasia aridella caradjella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pediasia
Species:
P. aridella
Binomial name
Pediasia aridella
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Tinea aridellaThunberg, 1794
  • Crambus aridella caradjaellusRebel, 1907
  • Crambus aridella edmontellusMcDunnough, 1923
  • Crambus monotonusFilipjev, 1927
  • Crambus salinellus neposRothschild, 1911
  • Pediasia kasyiGanev, 1983
  • Pseudopediasia mikkolaiGanev, 1987
  • Crambus salinellusTutt, 1887
  • Crambus salinellus ludovicellusMarion, 1952
  • Pediasia aridella ludovicellus(Marion, 1952)
  • Pediasia kenderesiensisFazekas, 1987

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.

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Figs. 8 larva after final moult

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The forewings are ochreous, veins variably pale or whitish, interneural spaces sometimes blackish-sprinkled; a blackish streak beneath median vein from base to middle; lines obscurely darker, on lower half blackish mixed, median very strongly curved, very oblique dorsally, second curved, slightly indented below middle; three or four black dots on lower half of termen; cilia ochreous, mixed with white. Hindwings are whitish-grey or very pale grey. The larva is pale ochreous-grey; dorsal line darker; spots light brownish; head light or dark brown, darker-marked; plate of 2 sometimes dark brown. [1]

The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description