Pediasia fascelinella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813 and is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pediasia |
Species: | P. fascelinella
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Binomial name | |
Pediasia fascelinella (Hübner, [1813])
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Pediasia_fascelinella.jpg/200px-Pediasia_fascelinella.jpg)
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The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
External links
edit- Media related to Pediasia fascelinella at Wikimedia Commons
- Waarneming.nl Archived 2012-08-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Pediasia fascelinella at UKMoths