| Pediasia figuratellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pediasia |
| Species: | P. figuratellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pediasia figuratellus (Walker, 1866) | |
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Pediasia figuratellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa. [1]
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