Pediasia luteella
Species of moth
Pediasia luteella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pediasia |
Species: | P. luteella |
Binomial name | |
Pediasia luteella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) | |
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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]
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
- ^ "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.
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