Pediasia luteella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the Iberian Peninsula).[2] In the east, the range extends to Central Asia, the northern Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia and Mongolia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pediasia |
| Species: | P. luteella
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| Pediasia luteella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid-July in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Festuca ovina and Poa species.
References edit
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pediasia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "06355 Pediasia luteella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved December 21, 2017.